TRANSKEI

Meaning of TRANSKEI in English

geographical name former black enclave in the Republic of South Africa capital Umtata; granted independence 1976; abolished 1994 , ~an adjective or noun

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TRANSKEI — Administrative region, South Africa. It borders the Indian Ocean and Lesotho. It was created by South Africa in 1959 as …
Английский словарь Британика
TRANSKEI — — Transkeian , adj. , n. /trans kay", -kuy"/ , n. a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRANSKEI — geographical name former black enclave in the Republic of South Africa capital Umtata; granted independence 1976; abolished 1994 • Trans·kei·an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRANSKEI — former republic (though never internationally recognized as such) in southern Africa. It lay along the Indian Ocean and was surrounded …
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TRANSKEI — Transkei BrE AmE ˌtræn t s ˈkaɪ ˌtrɑːn t s-, ˌtrænz-, ˌtrɑːnz-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRANSKEI — Trans ‧ kei /trænˈskaɪ/ BrE AmE , the Transkei an area of South Africa that is part of the Eastern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRANSKEI — n. Administrative region, South Africa. It borders the Indian Ocean and Lesotho. It was created by South Africa in 1959 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRANSKEI — n. Pronunciation: ( ˌ )tran(t)s- ' k ī Function: geographical name former black enclave in the Republic of South Africa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THE TRANSKEI — Trans ‧ kei /trænˈskaɪ/ BrE AmE , the Transkei an area of South Africa that is part of the Eastern …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UMTATA — geographical name city Republic of South Africa; formerly capital of Transkei
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TRANSKEIAN — adjective or noun see: Transkei
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
XHOSA — People living primarily in East Cape province, South Africa. They form part of the southern Nguni group of Bantu-speaking peoples. …
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MBEKI, THABO — born June 18, 1942, Idutywa, Transkei President of South Africa (from 1999). The son of an anti- apartheid activist, he …
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CAPE PROVINCE — or Cape of Good Hope formerly (1826–1910) Cape Colony Former province, South Africa. Occupying the southern extremity of the African …
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UMTATA — /oom tah"teuh/ , n. a city in and the capital of Transkei, SE Africa. 24,805.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRANSKEIAN — see Transkei
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UMTATA — geographical name city Republic of South Africa; formerly capital of Transkei
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THEMBU — [ 'tɛmbu: ] (also Tembu ) ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a member of a Xhosa-speaking people …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BLACK STATE — formerly Bantu Homeland, or Bantustan, any of 10 former territories that were designated by the white-dominated government of South Africa …
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XHOSA — also spelled Xosa, formerly Kaffir, or Kafir (Arabic: Infidel), a cluster of related tribes living primarily in Eastern Cape province, …
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VENDA — also called Bavenda, a Bantu-speaking people inhabiting the region of the Republic of South Africa known from 1979 to 1994 …
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UMTATA — town, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It was the capital of Transkei, a nominally independent but not internationally recognized southern …
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TAMBO, OLIVER — born Oct. 27, 1917, Bizana, near Johannesburg, S.Afr. died April 24, 1993, Johannesburg president of the South African black-nationalist African …
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STATISTICS: SOUTH AFRICA
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SOUTH AFRICA, HISTORY OF
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SHEPSTONE, SIR THEOPHILUS — born Jan. 8, 1817, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, Eng. died June 23, 1893, Pietermaritzburg, Natal British South African statesman, an outstanding administrator …
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MPONDO — also spelled Pondo, group of Nguni-speaking peoples who have for several centuries occupied the area between the Mtata and Mtamvuna …
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MBEKI, THABO — born June 18, 1942, Idutywa, Transkei [now South Africa] politician who became the president of South Africa in 1999. Mbeki …
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CISKEI — also called Xhosa-ciskei, or Xosa-ciskei, former republic (though never internationally recognized as such) that was inhabited principally by Xhosa-speaking people …
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CAPE OF GOOD HOPE — also called Cape Province, Afrikaans Kaap Die Goeie Hoop, or Kaapprovinsie, former province of South Africa, occupying the southern extremity …
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