Kaffraria

[ kuh-frair-ee-uh ]

/ kəˈfrɛər i ə /

noun

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

Related forms

Kaf·frar·i·an, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for kaffraria

These confine their labours principally to British Kaffraria and Kafirland.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane
Unlike Zulus, the natives throughout Kaffraria live in colonies.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray
For electoral purposes the Native Territories (see Kaffraria) are included in the eastern province.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
Kaffraria is one of the most fertile regions in South Africa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various

In that part of Kaffraria, game is exceedingly scarce, owing to the presence of a redundant native population.
'Tween Snow and Fire|Bertram Mitford

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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