What does "darfur" mean?

A region in western Sudan where the Fur live.

What is a synonym for "darfur"?

Common synonyms include: area, darfur crisis, darfur war, darfuri, darfurian, region.

Pronounced //dɑːɹˈfʊəɹ//.

/dɑːɹˈfʊəɹ/ name

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Proper Noun

1
A region in western Sudan where the Fur live.
"Then, a targeted effort to resolve the Darfur conflict would be crucial, especially given that, of late, there are small signs of hope there."
2
The Sultanate of Darfur, existing from 1603-1874 and 1898-1916.

"And when innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience."

Borrowed from Arabic دار فور (Dār Fūr, “land of the Fur”).