Definition of "burka" []

• Variant of burqa. (noun)

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• "Of course the term burka isn't specifically mentioned, but there can be no denying a law targeting those who would cover their faces in public."
• "Having her wear a burka is actually a pretty good idea or at least a paper bag."
• "Some apologists of Islamism in academia and feminist groups bend the truth to make it sound as if their defence of the burka is a defence of tolerant Western values."