za·re·ba also za·ree·ba (z -r  b)n. 1. An enclosure of bushes or stakes protecting a campsite or village in northeast Africa. 2. A campsite or village protected by such an enclosure. [Arabic zar  ba, cattle pen.] |
zareba, zareeba [zəˈriːbə]
n (in northern E Africa, esp formerly)
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a stockade or enclosure of thorn bushes around a village or campsite
2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the area so protected or enclosed
[from Arabic zarībah cattlepen, from zarb sheepfold]
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