Meaning

2 senses

  1. (historical)Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy

    Bantustan

    бантуста́нbantustán

  2. (derogatory)A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Having a small Palestinian bantustan next to Israel is not going to work.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans:

Origin

From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”,

From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan.

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Forms

plural: bantustans

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
banquetbansheebanterbanyanbaobabbaptismbaptismal
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