Damara

/ (dəˈmɑːrə) /

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noun

Also called: Bergdama plural -ras or -ra a member of a Negroid people of South West Africa

the language of this people, a dialect of Nama

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Words nearby Damara

daman, Daman and Diu, Damanhur, Damão, damar, Damara, Damaraland, Damas, Damascene, Damascenus, Damascus

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How to use Damara in a sentence

Based upon interviews with hundreds of returning German soldiers from the Damara campaign.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple
They also sing rude epic verses, accompanied by the dance in honour of men distinguished in the late Namaqua and Damara war.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang
When a Damara woman is asked in marriage, she covers her face for a time with the flap of a headdress made for this purpose.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
Both in the Damara and in the Transcaspian deserts, a Gecko has been turned into a runner upon sand!
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others

The so-called Damara consist of two probably distinct peoples.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various