Bantustan
/ˌbantuːˈstɑːn
/ /ˌbantuːˈstan/noun South African historical, derogatory
A partially self-governing area set aside during the period of apartheid for a particular indigenous African people; a so-called homeland.There are obvious parallels with the creation of so-called tribal homelands, or Bantustans by the Apartheid regime in South Africa....
- It's not even Bantustans, like in apartheid South Africa, that they have in mind.
- They ran the Bantustans and helped administer the Bantu Authorities Act.
Origin
From Bantu + -stan, on the pattern of words such as Hindustan.
Rhymes
- drawl
- drawler
- draw lots
- drawly
- drawn
- drawn butter
- drawn-out
- drawn-thread-work
- drawn work
- draw-off
- draw-off pipe
- draw on
- draw oneself up
- draw (or cast) lots
- draw (or get) a bead on
- draw (or pull) in one's horns
- draw out
- draw poker
- draw rein
- draw reins
- draw sheet
- draw someone out
- draw someone's fire
- draw something down
- draw something on