Caffrarianadj.
/kaˈfrɛːrɪən/ Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Caffraria (see Kaffir n. 2).
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Ciskeian1848
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a1828 J. Bernard Retrospections of Amer. (1887) 80 A certain German duchess had visited Paris, whose Caffrarian distinction fully equalled the magnificence of her other displays.
1874 ‘G. Eliot’ Legend Jubal 193 No lions then shall lap Caffrarian pools.
1882 C. F. G. Cumming Fire Fountains I. 258 From Crimean winters to Kaffrarian summers.
1884 H. Friend Flowers & Flower-lore 524 The seeds of one kind are called Caffrarian peas by Barrow.
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