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Amaxosas

Amaxosas noun: the Xhosa people.

Noun

Amaxosas pl (plural only)

  1. (archaic, plural, plural-only) The Xhosa people.
    • The Amaxosas, or Kaffirs1876, Proceedings of the Royal Colonial Institute, volume 7, page 88

Origin of Amaxosas

From Xhosa amaXhosa (already plural) plus English plural marker -s.

Questions about Amaxosas

What does Amaxosas mean?
Amaxosas means the Xhosa people.
What part of speech is Amaxosas?
Amaxosas is a noun.

Words near Amaxosas in the dictionary

  1. Amawaka
  2. Amawalk
  3. amaxophobia
  4. amaxophobic
  5. Amaxosa
  6. Amaxosas
  7. amay
  8. Amaya
  9. Amayah
  10. amayed
  11. amaying

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