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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
burka /ˈbəːkə, ˈbʊrkɑː/ (also burkha or burqa)

▶noun a long, loose garment covering the whole body, worn in public by some Muslim women.

– origin from Urdu and Pers. burḳa‘, from Arab. burḳu‘.

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