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ciskei

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Cis⋅kei

  [sis-kahy]
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–noun
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1981 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2,100,000; 3200 sq. mi. (8300 sq. km). Capital: Bisho.
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Cis⋅kei⋅an, adjective, noun
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Cis·kei   (sĭs'kī)   
A former Black homeland of southeast South Africa. It was granted nominal independence in 1980 and was reabsorbed into South Africa by the 1994 constitution.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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