Kaffraria

Kaffraria
geographical name region Republic of South Africa in Eastern Cape province S of Lesotho bordering on Indian Ocean

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  • Kaffraria — was the descriptive name given to the southeast part of what is today the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Kaffraria, i.e. the land of the Kaffirs, is no longer an official designation ( kaffir is now a racial slur). It used to comprise the… …   Wikipedia

  • Kaffraria — war ein zur britischen Kapkolonie gehörendes Gebiet zwischen Britisch Kaffraria, den Distrikten Queenstown und Wodehouse, Basutoland, der Kolonie Natal und dem Indischen Ozean. Kaffraria umfasste die Distrikte Transkei, Tembuland, Ostgriqualand… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kaffrarĭa — Kaffrarĭa, s. Kaffern …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Kaffraria — Kaffrarian, adj., n. /keuh frair ee euh/, n. a region in the S Republic of South Africa: inhabited mostly by the Xhosa. * * * ▪ region, Africa       (from Arabic kāfir, “infidel”), the territories along the southeast coast of Africa that were… …   Universalium

  • Kaffraria — Kaf•frar•i•a [[t]kəˈfrɛər i ə[/t]] n. geg a region in the S Republic of South Africa that is inhabited mostly by the Xhosa Kaf•frar′i•an, adj. n …   From formal English to slang

  • Kaffraria — /kæˈfrɛəriə/ (say ka frairreeuh) noun a former region of the southern Republic of South Africa; now in the province of Eastern Cape; inhabited mostly by Bantus. –Kaffrarian, adjective …  

  • Kaffraria — Kaffrarian, adj., n. /keuh frair ee euh/, n. a region in the S Republic of South Africa: inhabited mostly by the Xhosa …   Useful english dictionary

  • Britisch-Kaffraria — Grenzziehung um 1835 Britisch Kaffraria (englisch: British Kaffraria) war eine Kolonie und später separat geführte Verwaltungseinheit in der früheren Kapkolonie auf dem Gebiet der heutigen Republik Südafrika. Ihre Hauptstadt war King William’s… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • British Kaffraria — was a former colony / subordinate administrative entity in present day South Africa, consisting of the districts now known as King Williams Town and East London. The term Kaffraria stems from the Arabic word qafir (adopted in Swahili) for infidel …   Wikipedia

  • SS Kaffraria — was a British cargo owned by Bailey Leetham of Hull. She was built in 1864 by J. Laing Son, Ltd, of Sunderland. She was originally built for the shipping company Ryrie Co of London who sold her to Bailey leetham in 1871 CompositionIntialy the… …   Wikipedia

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