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.
A member of a people of northeast South Africa constituting the principal inhabitants of the former homeland of Venda.
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.