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مقاطعة

[mu.ɡaː.tˤa.ʕa]

noun

LanguageHijazi Arabic (Saudi Arabia)

Meaning
  1. boycott
  2. separation
  3. breaking off of contact
  4. province, district
Examples

قررنا مقاطعة المنتجات المستوردة لدعم الصناعة المحلية.

We decided to boycott imported products to support the local industry.

Pronunciationmu.ɡaː.tˤa.ʕa

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThe word has two distinct meanings: social or economic boycotting and the administrative division of land.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.