Dingaan

/ (ˈdɪŋɡɑːn) /


noun
  1. died 1840, Zulu chief (1828–40), who fought the Boer colonists in Natal

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How to use Dingaan in a sentence

  • On the 16th of December we celebrated Dingaan's Day in a solemn manner.

  • They were through, and behind them like the voice of hounds that hunt swelled the cry of the war-dogs of Dingaan.

    Swallow | H. Rider Haggard
  • Dingaan's Day with its memories of happy rejoicings once more arrived.

    Through Shot and Flame | J. D. Kestell.
  • This is Dingaan's Day, the great national festival of the Boers.

    Ladysmith | H. W. Nevinson
  • But its victories over Dingaan's armies were feats of arms as remarkable as any South Africa has seen.