fellahin

variants also fellaheen
Definition of fellahinnext
plural of fellah

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peasants
Noun
  • Some of us were born black, born from bad classes—the offspring of capitalists, rich peasants, counterrevolutionaries.
    Danielle Parker, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • German troops and local peasants hauling military vehicles across a river bank near Moscow, 1941.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Fellahin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellahin. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

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