fellahin

variants also fellaheen
plural of fellah

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peasants
Noun
  • Slaves, serfs, peasants, and wage workers mostly understood that what was being struck was a hammer blow on their behalf.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Between July 20 and August 6, peasants across France mobilized at a stunning speed following untrue rumors of an aristocratic plot to intentionally starve out much of the population.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Fellahin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellahin. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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