marabout (Any member of a Muslim religious community living in a ribat

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• marabout — maraboutism, n. /mar euh booht , booh /, n. 1. Islam. a. a hermit or holy man, esp. in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers. b. the tomb or shrine of such a man. 2. marabou. [1615 25; < F < Pg marabuto …   Universalium

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• Senegal — /sen i gawl , gahl /, n. 1. a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 9,403,546; 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Cap.: Dakar. 2. a river in W Africa, flowing NW from E Mali to the… …   Universalium