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Dingaan

British  
/ ˈdɪŋɡɑːn /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Transferred to Jim Best in Lewes, the seven-year-old is back at seven furlongs now and, with blinkers fitted in an attempt to sharpen him up, he looks a more trustworthy conveyance than main rival Dingaan.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2010

There are many spies out from Dingaan, and you would not be likely to reach Bushman’s river.

From Adventures of Hans Sterk The South African Hunter and Pioneer by A. W. (Alfred Wilks) Drayson

I told you he had been dead some years, and his brother Dingaan was on the throne.

From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams

The next day we had our interview with Dingaan.

From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams

I was much interested in the history you gave us the other day of the colony, and King Chaka and his brother Dingaan.

From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams

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