duares

English translation: douars

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Spanish term or phrase:duares
English translation:douars
Entered by: William Pairman

10:43 Nov 9, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Anthropology
Spanish term or phrase: duares
Fmom a text on human influence on a territory (northern Morocco)

Los asentamientos urbanos concentran los elementos patrimoniales más significativos, aunque existen ejemplos de hábitat disperso que responden a distintos usos del territorio, productivos o simbólicos (cortijos, aldeas, moravitos, ermitas, duares,
cementerios)

"Moravitos" I assume should be "morabitos" - "marabouts" - I'm guessing it refers to their tombs which you see a lot of in Morocco

http://www.essaouira.nu/Pics/tomb_ouasman_300.jpg
William Pairman
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douars
Explanation:
Douars

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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/douar

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From the Webster's English:

Douar
(n.)
A village composed of Arab tents arranged in streets.
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Simon Bruni
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fantastic, thanks Simon, jm and phil
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5 +1douars
Simon Bruni
4villages
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villages


Explanation:
in French Algeria the word was "douar"

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douars


Explanation:
Douars

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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/douar

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From the Webster's English:

Douar
(n.)
A village composed of Arab tents arranged in streets.

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:40
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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fantastic, thanks Simon, jm and phil

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Yes, I would put "douars (tent villages)".
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