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Ven⋅da

[ven-duh]
–noun
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. 513,890; 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
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Ven·da 1   (věn'də)   
n.  
  1. A member of a people of northeast South Africa constituting the principal inhabitants of the former homeland of Venda.

  2. The Bantu language of the Venda.

Ven·da 2   (věn'də)   
A former internally self-governing Black African homeland in northeast South Africa near the Zimbabwe border. It was granted limited self-government in 1962, nominal independence in 1979, and was dissolved and reintegrated into South Africa by the 1993 interim constitution.
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