plural Shilluk or Shilluks
1
: a member of a Nilotic people of the Sudan dwelling mainly on the west bank of the White Nile
2
: the language of the Shilluk people
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In South Sudan, for example, the seasonal grazing lands of the Nuer and Shilluk tribes have been turned into oil fields.
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Tiernan Mennen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
Tiernan Mennen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2013
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“Shilluk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shilluk. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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