"Zabbaleen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Zabbaleens [plural], Zabbaleen [plural]
Etymology: Egyptian Arabic زبالين Etymology templates: {{uder|en|arz|زبالين}} Egyptian Arabic زبالين, {{root|en|ar|ز ب ل}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Zabbaleen (plural Zabbaleens or Zabbaleen)
  1. One of a minority religious community of Coptic Christians who work as Cairo's informal garbage collectors.

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