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61hedgerow — /hej roh /, n. a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge. [bef. 950; ME; OE heggerewe. See HEDGE, ROW1] * * * Fence or boundary formed by a dense row of shrubs or low trees. Hedgerows enclose or separate fields, protect the soil from wind erosion …
62Socotra — Socotran, n., adj. /soh koh treuh, sok euh treuh/, n. an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen; 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km). Also, Sokotra. * * * Island, Yemen, in the Indian Ocean. Located about 210 mi (340 km)… …
63Katagum — Traditional emirate, northern Nigeria. The emirate became part of Katagum province under British rule in 1903. Its seat, also named Katagum, was transferred to Azare in 1916. The emirate became part of Bauchi state in 1926. * * * ▪ Nigeria… …
64Antaimoro — ▪ people also spelled Antimorona, a Malagasy people living on and near the southeastern coast of Madagascar. Numbering about 350,000 in the late 20th century, the Antaimoro (“People of the Coast”) speak one of the Malagasy languages, a… …
65Bagirmi — ▪ people people living on the southern fringe of the Sahara, close to the region of Bornu in Chad and Nigeria. They numbered about 70,000 at the turn of the 21st century. Most speak Bagirmi, a Central Sudanic (Central Sudanic languages)… …
66Biu — ▪ Nigeria town, historic kingdom, and traditional emirate, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. The town lies on the Biu Plateau and has road connections to Damaturu, Mubi, and Shani. According to tradition, the Biu kingdom was founded… …
67Gombe — ▪ Nigeria town and traditional emirate, southeastern Gombe state, northeastern Nigeria. Gombe emirate was founded in 1804 by Buba Yero (Abubakar), a follower of the Muslim Fulani leader Usman dan Fodio. The emirate headquarters of Gambe was …
68Gusii — ▪ people also called Kisii or Kosova a Bantu speaking people who inhabit hills of western Kenya in an area between Lake Victoria and the Tanzanian border. The Gusii probably came to their present highlands from the Mount Elgon region… …
69Kaura Namoda — ▪ Nigeria town, Zamfara state, northern Nigeria, on the Gagere River (a tributary of the Rima). Originally a small settlement of Maguzawas (an animistic Hausa people), it was ruled by the kings of Zamfara, one of the banza bakwai (“the… …
70Luvale — ▪ people also spelled Lubale, or Lovale, also called Lwena, or Luena Bantu speaking people of northwestern Zambia and southeastern Angola. In terms of history, language, material culture, and religion, the Luvale are closely related …
