Ciskei

American  

[sis-kahy] / ˈsɪs kaɪ /

noun

1. a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1981 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 3,200 sq. mi. (8,300 sq. km). Bisho.

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Ciskei British  

/ ˈsɪskaɪ /

noun

1. (formerly) a Bantu homeland in SE South Africa; declared independent in 1981 but this was not recognized outside South Africa; abolished in 1993. Capital: Bisho (now Bhisho)

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Other Word Forms

• Ciskeian adjective

Example Sentences

State Department warned Americans not to visit Ciskei because "public order appears to have broken down."

From Time Magazine Archive

An additional $4 million is going to a private Israeli company to train 18 Ciskei pilots, who are to serve as the nucleus of the homeland's air force.

From Time Magazine Archive

In coastal Ciskei, army officers overthrew the government of "President for Life" Lennox Sebe.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Ciskei has never enjoyed much in the way of public order.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Ciskei had a history of repression against the ANC and in 1991 Brigadier Gqozo had declared a State of Emergency in the Ciskei to curtail what he called ANC-sponsored terrorism.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela