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Transkei
[ trans-key, -kahy ]
noun
- a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). : Umtata.
Transkei
/ trænˈskaɪ /
noun
- (formerly) the largest of the Bantu homelands in South Africa; declared an independent state in 1976 but this was not recognized outside South Africa; abolished in 1993. Capital: Umtata
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- Trans·keian adjective noun
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Mandela was born among the rolling grasslands and rocky ravines of the Transkei region, where whites were seldom seen.
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Many Transkei Kaffirs also have passed through here, owing to the closing of the mines.
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The white forces in the Transkei were in imminent peril of annihilation.
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“There always is a scare in the Transkei,” struck in Jones, the landlord, who was carving.
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It is surely worth while, from a financial point of view, to investigate the administration of the Transkei.
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Throughout the Transkei is one general clamour against the Government for broken promises, for promises made and never kept.
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