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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any member of a West African people who speak the Songhai languages.
2. 2
   a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai in Mali and Niger wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Any of a group of closely related languages or dialects centred on the middle stretches of the Niger River in West Africa, and used as a lingua franca in that region.
2. 2
   The Songhai Empire.

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communityculturalempireethnicethnic grouphistoric

Antonyms

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modern Songhainon Songhai