单词 | transkeian |
释义 | Transkeiann.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Transkei, a region situated on the east coast of South Africa to the north-east of the River Kei; spec. (under apartheid) a citizen of the Republic of Transkei (1976–94) (now historical).In 1976 Transkei was declared a Xhosa homeland (homeland n. 3) as the Republic of Transkei, the first of several such ethnically based territories to be given limited independence by the National Party government under the apartheid policy of ‘separate development’ (separate development n. at separate adj. 3g). The territory was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994 as part of the Eastern Cape province. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Angolan1600 Angola1653 Malay1765 South African1806 Ngwaketsea1832 bushboya1834 Kapenaar1834 Transkeian1847 bosch-man1849 Natalian1850 burgher1879 Transvaaler1887 veldman1895 Rhodesian1897 Vaalpens1899 backvelder1911 plattelander1934 southwester1960 Zimbabwean1961 Zambian1963 Botswanian1966 Botswanan1967 Namibian1968 Ciskeian1973 Sowetan1974 1847 H. Smith Let. 23 Dec. in J. C. Byrne Emigrant's Guide Cape Good Hope (1848) iv. 73 I have made no mention of the Trans-Keians, ‘Kreili’ and ‘Bokoo’. 1901 Irish Times 1 June 7/5 When the Transkeians were engaged they decamped. 1972 M. Horrell et al. Surv. Race Rel. S. Afr. 1971 32 The Transkei was over-crowded, and..a lot of people were unemployed. Yet thousands of Transkeians were still being repatriated. 1979 J. Drummond Patriots iii. 23 Nearly all those who lost their jobs were Transkeians. 2011 Geogr. Jrnl. 177 303/2 Transkeians working in the formal sector were migrating to work outside the Transkei. B. adj. Of or relating to Transkei, a region situated on the east coast of South Africa to the north-east of the River Kei. Cf. Ciskeian adj.See note at sense A. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Southern Africa > South Africa > parts of Caffrariana1828 Ciskeian1848 Natalian1848 Transkeian1849 Transvaalian1888 1849 Corr. Governor Cape of Good Hope Relative to Kafir Tribes 14 in Parl. Papers XXXVI. 387 The friendly feeling of the distant trans-Keian chief Faku, is sufficiently shown by the following expression of his satisfaction [etc.]. 1879 Whitaker's Almanack 259/2 The Transkeian territories stretch from the Kei to Natal. 1911 J. Lennox Missions S. Afr. 81 A question of a much more difficult nature has exercised the Kafrarian and Transkeian Churches. 1974 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. X. 564/1 All Transkeian taxpayers over the age of 18 and all other Transkeian citizens over 21..to whom certain disqualifications do not apply are entitled to register as voters. 1976 Times 25 Oct. 13 Tonight the South African flag will be lowered in Umtata and the Transkeian flag will be raised. 2011 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 16 Dec. 9 I had come to Swaziland legally using a Transkeian travel document. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1847 |
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