First Known Use: 1851
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Bambara
noun Bam·ba·ra \bam-ˈbär-ə\
plural Bambara or Bambaras
Definition of BAMBARA
1
: a member of an African people of the upper Niger
2
: a Mande language of the Bambara people
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Origin of BAMBARA
Arabic bambāra, probably ultimately from Bambara bamana, a self-designation
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