Gezira

[ juh-zeer-uh ]
/ dʒəˈzɪər ə /

noun

a region in central Sudan, S of Khartoum, between the Blue Nile and the White Nile: a former province.

Example sentences from the Web for gezira

  • In the Gezira are woven common cotton stuffs,—such as tobs, damur, and genj (names of cloths) in lengths of about ten yards.

    Fire and Sword in the Sudan |Rudolf C. Slatin

  • The revenues of the Mulazemin Treasury come from the Gezira lands; and the main item of expenditure is the pay of the mulazemin.

    Fire and Sword in the Sudan |Rudolf C. Slatin

British Dictionary definitions for gezira

Gezira
/ (dʒəˈzɪərə) /

noun

a region of the E central Sudan between the Blue and White Niles: site of a large-scale irrigation system