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Kaffraria

[ kuh-frair-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. a region in the S Republic of South Africa: inhabited mostly by the Xhosa.


Kaffraria

/ kæˈfrɛərɪə /

noun

  1. a former region of S central South Africa: inhabited chiefly by people then known as the Kaffirs; British Kaffraria was a crown colony established in 1853 in the southwest of the region and annexed to Cape Colony in 1865
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • Kaf·frari·an adjective noun
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Example Sentences

The neighbouring zone of Kaffraria consists of great far-spreading, gently-undulating plains, characterized by extreme aridity.

One excursion after another was now made in various directions, until Kaffraria was entered.

Kaffraria is one of the most fertile regions in South Africa.

Unlike Zulus, the natives throughout Kaffraria live in colonies.

One of the tribes of Kaffraria is the Fingo, a good native for the mines.

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