Kaffraria

[ kuh-frair-ee-uh ]

/ kəˈfrɛər i ə /

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noun

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM Kaffraria

Kaf·frar·i·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Kaffraria

kaffirboom, kaffir corn, Kaffir lily, kaffir lime, kaffiyeh, Kaffraria, Kaffrarian, Kafir, Kafiri, Kafiristan, Kafka

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How to use Kaffraria in a sentence

The neighbouring zone of Kaffraria consists of great far-spreading, gently-undulating plains, characterized by extreme aridity.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
One excursion after another was now made in various directions, until Kaffraria was entered.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
Kaffraria is one of the most fertile regions in South Africa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
Unlike Zulus, the natives throughout Kaffraria live in colonies.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray

One of the tribes of Kaffraria is the Fingo, a good native for the mines.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray

British Dictionary definitions for Kaffraria

Kaffraria

/ (kæˈfrɛərɪə) /

noun

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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