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NIQAB
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Dictionary entry overview: What does niqab mean?
• NIQAB (noun)
The noun NIQAB has 1 sense:
1. a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women
Familiarity information: NIQAB used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("niqab" is a kind of...):
face veil (a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face)
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