Haussa

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A form of Hausa — A people living in Nigeria and part of Niger.

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Meanings

nounHaussa pl (plural only)
  1. obsoletepluralplural onlyObsolete spelling of Hausa.
proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of Hausa.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria

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Broader

nounthe chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language

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West Chadic
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Haussa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haussa

MLA

“Haussa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haussa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haussa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haussa.

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