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Meanings of burkini in English

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бодикини
Portuguese
burquíni
Spanish
burqini
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burquini
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Type of swimsuit for women, intended to comply with the Quranic admonition for Muslim women to dress modestly.

бодикини
Usage of burkini in English
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Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition features the first woman in hijab and burkini.
News.com.au
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Everybody should therefore be free to wear a burkini, he argues.
BBC
3
Europe's increasingly intolerant debate about the burkini is puzzling to many European Muslims.
The Irish Times
4
The woman was wearing ordinary clothes and not a burkini, or full-body swimsuit.
The Guardian
5
Sir, -I heartily commend France for its decision to ban the so-calledburkini.
The Irish Times
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This summer he supported a law to ban burkini full-body swimsuits from French beaches.
The Guardian
7
On Friday, France's highest court declared the various local burkini bans unconstitutional and illegal.
Reuters
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The burkini by contrast, covers the head and body but leaves the face clear.
The Irish Times
9
He said the burkini raised hygiene issues and could make rescue at sea more difficult.
The Guardian
10
Part of the problem with the burkini fiasco, is that the name itself is misleading.
The Irish Times
11
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nice banned the burkini last week.
The Guardian
12
Rossignol said the burkini had led to tensions on French beaches because of its political dimension.
The Guardian
13
Moves by municipal authorities in France to ban the body-covering burkini swimwear also made them uncomfortable.
Reuters
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But wearing a burkini remains legal in France.
The Guardian
15
Zanetti said she is perplexed the burkini has attracted so much attention, given its normalcy in Australia.
Reuters
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Twenty-four women have been stopped by police in the city since the burkini ban came into force.
The Guardian
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