Kaffraria

American  

[kuh-frair-ee-uh] / kəˈfrɛər i ə /

noun

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

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Kaffraria British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• Kaffrarian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Kaffraria

The extent and population of each of these divisions may be roughly stated at—Cape Colony and British Kaffraria, 150,000 square miles, and 200,000 inhabitants; Natal, 18,000 square miles, and 20,000 inhabitants.

From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Harriet Ward

Subsequently another bishopric, St John’s, Kaffraria, was created and the Cape Town diocesan raised to the rank of archbishop.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

At that time the Transkei was in a state of simmer, and the same might be said of the tribes inhabiting British Kaffraria.

From Harley Greenoak's Charge by Bertram Mitford

It was deemed legitimate to sanction the organisation of the tribes of British Kaffraria, under Sir H. Elliott, for the defence of their own homes against the Boer commandos.

From History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government by Great Britain. War Office

Most of the guenons inhabit the central regions of Africa; but they are not exclusively tropical, since several kinds belong to Kaffraria, and that region indefinitely called the Cape of Good Hope.

From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by William Harvey

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