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Griqua

Griqua noun: any of a subgroup of South Africa's heterogeneous and multiracial black people, originally populating the frontiers of the infant Cape Colony, living as seminomadic commandos of mounted gunmen.

Noun

Griqua (plural Griquas or Griqua)

  1. Any of a subgroup of South Africa's heterogeneous and multiracial black people, originally populating the frontiers of the infant Cape Colony, living as seminomadic commandos of mounted gunmen.

Forms of Griqua

pluralGriquas
pluralGriqua

Origin of Griqua

From Afrikaans Griekwa.

Questions about Griqua

What does Griqua mean?
Griqua means any of a subgroup of South Africa's heterogeneous and multiracial black people, originally populating the frontiers of the infant Cape Colony, living as seminomadic commandos of mounted gunmen.
What part of speech is Griqua?
Griqua is a noun.
What is the plural of Griqua?
The plural of Griqua is Griquas.

Words near Griqua in the dictionary

  1. gripsome
  2. gript
  3. griptape
  4. gription
  5. gripy
  6. Griqua
  7. griquaite
  8. griquaites
  9. Griqualand
  10. Griqualander
  11. Griqualanders

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