CEFR B1

zabaleen

noun

Meaning

Zabaleen means one of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.

Examples

The article uses zabaleen to mean one of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's....
The teacher asked students to find zabaleen in the reading.

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zabaleen (B1)

noun

Definition

Zabaleen means one of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.

Examples

The article uses zabaleen to mean one of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's....
The teacher asked students to find zabaleen in the reading.
Check the words around zabaleen to choose the right meaning.

How to Use zabaleen

a/the zabaleen (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a zabaleen."
zabaleen in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked zabaleen in context before translating it."

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