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Princeton's WordNet

  1. burqa, burkanoun

    a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan

    "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa"

Wiktionary

  1. burkanoun

    A female Islamic garment that covers the whole body, with a net screen covering the eyes so they cannot be seen; also spelled burqa

  2. burkanoun

    A dress made from felt or karakul (the short curly fur of young lambs of the breed of that name), a burka was part of the customary male garb of various peoples inhabiting the Caucasus region (long contested between Russia, Iran, and Turkey).

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  1. burka

    A burka is a loose outer garment worn by some Muslim women that covers the body and face, typically having a mesh veil that covers the eyes. It is worn as part of religious or cultural customs and is most commonly found in Islamic countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of India and the Middle East.

Wikidata

  1. Burka

    A burka is a dress made from felt or karakul. See article "Burqa" for the etymology of the word. Karakul being quite expensive, burkas were usually sewn from felt treated to look like karakul. Burkas are sewn with high, squared off shoulders, and wearers will have a distinctive high-shouldered silhouette. Burkas were part of the customary male garb of various peoples inhabiting the Caucasus region. Burkas were adopted by Russian cavalry, and worn as part of the Russian military uniform from the middle of the 18th century until the 1850s, during the Caucasus War. Vasily Chapayev wore a burka as a part of his military uniform.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BURKA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burka is ranked #51281 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Burka surname appeared 406 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Burka.

    83.5% or 339 total occurrences were White.
    13.3% or 54 total occurrences were Black.
    1.4% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Burka in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Burka in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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