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Transkei

[ trans-key, -kahy ]

noun

  1. a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). : Umtata.


Transkei

/ trænˈskaɪ /

noun

  1. (formerly) the largest of the Bantu homelands in South Africa; declared an independent state in 1976 but this was not recognized outside South Africa; abolished in 1993. Capital: Umtata


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  • Trans·keian adjective noun

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Example Sentences

Mandela was born among the rolling grasslands and rocky ravines of the Transkei region, where whites were seldom seen.

Many Transkei Kaffirs also have passed through here, owing to the closing of the mines.

The white forces in the Transkei were in imminent peril of annihilation.

“There always is a scare in the Transkei,” struck in Jones, the landlord, who was carving.

It is surely worth while, from a financial point of view, to investigate the administration of the Transkei.

Throughout the Transkei is one general clamour against the Government for broken promises, for promises made and never kept.

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