African Chieftain Crossword Clue

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	noun • an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
	47%	11		Designating certain inflections or other forms of nouns, pronouns, or adjectives indicating four cases, as in chieftain vs. chieftain's.
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	24%	6		Germanic chieftain who established a powerful kingdom in Italy
	noun • king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410)

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New York Times19 Nov 1979	Across 47
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