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单词 Boko Haram
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Definition of Boko Haram in English:

Boko Haram

proper nounˌbəʊkəʊ həˈrɑːmˌboʊkoʊ həˈrɑm
  • A militant Islamic fundamentalist group based in Nigeria.

Origin

From Hausa boko ‘western education’ + Arabic ḥarām ‘forbidden’. The origin of boko is uncertain. It has been suggested that it is a loanword based on the English ‘book’; another suggestion is that it may be a specific use of an older word originally meaning ‘sham, fraud’.

Definition of Boko Haram in US English:

Boko Haram

proper nounˌboʊkoʊ həˈrɑmˌbōkō həˈräm
  • A militant Islamic fundamentalist group based in Nigeria.

Origin

From Hausa boko ‘western education’ + Arabic ḥarām ‘forbidden’. The origin of boko is uncertain. It has been suggested that it is a loanword based on the English ‘book’; another suggestion is that it may be a specific use of an older word originally meaning ‘sham, fraud’.

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