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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hau•sa (hou′sä, -sə, -zə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sas, (esp. collectively) -sa for 1.- Language Varietiesa member of an indigenous people of northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose culture has been strongly influenced by Islam.
- Language Varietiesthe language of the Hausa people, belonging to the Chadic branch of the Afroasiatic family, widely used in Africa as a language of commerce.
Also, Haus′sa. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hausa /ˈhaʊsə/ n - ( pl -sas, -sa) a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in N Nigeria
- the language of this people: the chief member of the Chadic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is widely used as a trading language throughout W Africa and the S Sahara
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