Fezzani

noun

Fez·​zani

feˈzanē,

fəˈz-,

-zänē

plural Fezzani or Fezzanis

1

: a people in Fezzan, Libya, of mixed Arab and black African ancestry

2

: a member of the Fezzani people

Word History

Etymology

from Fezzan, region in southwestern Libya

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