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bantustan.

Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌbantuːˈstan/UK/ˌbantuːˈstɑːn/UK/ˌbæntuˈstæn/US/ˌbɑntuˈstɑn/US
  1. Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy

    historical
  2. A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan.

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