Meaning & use
Ankara
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A brightly patterned, wax-printed cotton fabric widely used in West African clothing and design.
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She had a tailor make a fitted dress from bold blue and gold ankara fabric.
The market stalls were stacked high with rolls of colorful ankara prints.
A note on using this word
The fabric takes its name from Ankara, Turkey, an early hub in the wax-print textile trade, though the style became closely associated with West African fashion.
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wax printAfrican print fabric
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