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Venda

American  
[ven-duh] / ˈvɛn də /

noun

  1. a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2,510 sq. mi. (6,500 sq. km). Thohoyandou.

Venda 1 British  
/ ˈvɛndə /

noun

  1. a member of a Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in NE South Africa

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family but not easily related to any other members of the group

"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
Venda 2 British  
/ ˈvɛndə /

noun

  1. a former Bantu homeland in South Africa, near the Zimbabwe border; abolished in 1993. Capital: Thohoyandou

"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

Example Sentences

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Her mother, Venda, desperately hopes it will alleviate the acute malnutrition the emaciated young girl is suffering from.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2024

A huge cloud of black smoke billowed over the town of Venda do Pinheiro, in Mafra, with the fire forcing authorities to block several roads and evacuate a care home.

From Reuters • Jul. 31, 2022

Feb. 9 "Catching Killers" Season 2 "Disenchantment" Part 4 "Ideias à Venda" "Only Jokes Allowed" "The Privilege"

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2022

There’s no social distancing for Venda Ripke at work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2020

At the time, black South Africans outnumbered white South Africans nearly five to one, yet we were divided into different tribes with different languages: Zulu, Xhosa, Tswana, Sotho, Venda, Ndebele, Tsonga, Pedi, and more.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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