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Amatembu

Amatembu noun: synonym of Thembu.

Noun

Amatembu pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of Thembu.
    • [A]s, for instance, at the present day we find the Amakosa and Amatembu branches perfectly distinct from that of the Mambookie.1836, Robert Godlonton, Introductory Remarks to a Narrative of the Irruption of the Kafir Hordes Into the Eastern Province of the Cape of Good Hope, A.D. 1834-35, Meurant and Godlonton, page 211
    • Between the Amatembu and Port Natal lie the Amaponda, or Mambuki (Mambookies)[…]1851, Robert Gordon Latham, editor, The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies, →ISBN, page 76
    Synonyms:
    Thembu

Synonyms of Amatembu

Questions about Amatembu

What does Amatembu mean?
Amatembu means synonym of Thembu.
What part of speech is Amatembu?
Amatembu is a noun.

Words near Amatembu in the dictionary

  1. Amasya Province
  2. Amata
  3. amatadine
  4. amate
  5. amated
  6. Amatembu
  7. Amaterasu
  8. amaterialistic
  9. amates
  10. amateur
  11. amateur hour

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