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xhosa
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun xhosa has 3 senses
- xhosa(n = noun.person) - a member of the Negroid people of southern South Africa; is a member of republic of south africa, south africa
- xhosa(n = noun.group) - a community of Negroid people in southern South Africa; is a kind of community
- xhosa(n = noun.communication) - a Bantu language closely related to Zulu; is a kind of nguni
is a kind of african
OXFORD DICTIONARY
xhosa, n. & adj.
--n.
1 (pl. same or Xhosas) a member of a Bantu people of Cape Province, South Africa.
2 the Bantu language of this people, similar to Zulu.
--adj. of or relating to this people or language.
--n.
1 (pl. same or Xhosas) a member of a Bantu people of Cape Province, South Africa.
2 the Bantu language of this people, similar to Zulu.
--adj. of or relating to this people or language.
Etymology
native name
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