plural Nuer
1
: a member of a Nilotic people of southern Sudan
2
: the language of the Nuer people
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In the mission in Cyprus, for example, few peacekeepers speak Greek or Turkish; the same is true for Arabic or Nuer in South Sudan, Albanian or Serbo-Croatian in Kosovo, and French or Haitian Creole in Haiti.
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Séverine Autesserre, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
That list includes wideout Tory Horton (groin), left guard Alex Foster (shoulder), and defensive linemen Nuer Gatkuoth (turf toe) and DeAndre Gill Jr. (foot).
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024
Injuries of note: Horton (probable, groin), defensive lineman Nuer Gatkuoth (doubtful, turf toe).
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
Among his many wives, 30 are Dinka and even more are Nuer.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
The power struggle in South Sudan between President Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and Vice President Riek Machar, a Nuer, took on an ethnic dimension during the civil war.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2023
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Séverine Autesserre, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
That list includes wideout Tory Horton (groin), left guard Alex Foster (shoulder), and defensive linemen Nuer Gatkuoth (turf toe) and DeAndre Gill Jr. (foot).
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024
Injuries of note: Horton (probable, groin), defensive lineman Nuer Gatkuoth (doubtful, turf toe).
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2024
Among his many wives, 30 are Dinka and even more are Nuer.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
The power struggle in South Sudan between President Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and Vice President Riek Machar, a Nuer, took on an ethnic dimension during the civil war.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2023
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“Nuer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nuer. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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