Khoisan
Khoi·san
Khoisan · Khoisans · Khoisan
A member of the group of non-Bantu Southern African indigenous people: the Khoi or San…A member of the group of non-Bantu Southern African indigenous people: the Khoi or San people.
UK/ˈkɔɪsɑːn/US/ˈkɔɪˌsɑn/
Meaning
1 sensesA member of the group of non-Bantu Southern African indigenous people: the Khoi or San people.
More definitions
- a family of languages spoken in southern Africa
- nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
Origin
From Khoi + San, from the pastoral Khoi tribe (formerly also called Hottentots) and the huFrom Khoi + San, from the pastoral Khoi tribe (formerly also called Hottentots) and the hunter-gatherer San (also known as Bushmen).
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Forms
plural: Khoisans / KhoisanSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a family of languages spoken in southern Africa:Khoisan language
- nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa:Bushman
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular