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

Other Words From

• Kaf·frari·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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Unlike Zulus, the natives throughout Kaffraria live in colonies.

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

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