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Xo⋅sa

[koh-suh, -zuh, kaw-] noun, plural -sas, (especially collectively) -sa.
–noun
Xhosa.

Xho⋅sa

[koh-suh, -zuh, kaw-]
–noun, plural -sas, (especially collectively) -sa for 1.
1. a member of a Nguni people of eastern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa.
2. the Bantu language of the Xhosa.
Also, Xosa.
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Xho·sa also Xo·sa   (kō'sä, -zə)   
n.   pl. Xhosa or Xho·sas also Xosa or Xo·sas
  1. A member of a Bantu people inhabiting the eastern part of Cape Province, South Africa.

  2. The Nguni language of this people, closely related to Zulu.

Xo·sa   (kō'sä, -zə)   
n.  Variant of Xhosa.
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