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

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Ciskei

S. Africa Takes Over Homeland The head of the apartheid "homeland" of Ciskei stepped down, allowing the South African transitional government to take over until all-race elections are held nationwide April 26-28.

From Time Magazine Archive

Said the moderate Johannesburg Star: "Ciskei has become a byword for all the worst excesses of banana republics."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The 60,000 African National Congress supporters who marched to the border of South Africa's so-called independent homeland of Ciskei were not unexpected.

From Time Magazine Archive

A few weeks later, Brigadier Gqozo in the Ciskei capitulated and asked South Africa to take over the homeland.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela