Fulah

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fulahs \Fu"lahs`\, Foolahs \Foo"lahs`\, Fulani \Fu"la*ni\, n.
     pl.; sing. {Fulah}, {Foolah}. (Ethnol.)
     A peculiar African race of uncertain origin, but distinct
     from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of
     Western Soudan. Their color is brown or yellowish bronze.
     They are Mohammedans. Called also {Fellatahs}, {Foulahs}, and


     {Fellani}. Fulah and Fulani are also used adjectively; as,
     Fulah or Fulani empire, tribes, language.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Fulah
       n : a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa;
           they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith
           [syn: {Fulani}, {Fula}, {Fellata}, {Fulbe}]