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Mfecane

Mfecane proper noun: a period of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous ethnic communities in southern Africa between 1815 and about 1840.

Proper noun

Mfecane

  1. (historical) A period of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous ethnic communities in southern Africa between 1815 and about 1840.

Origin of Mfecane

From Zulu mfecane (“crushing, scattering”).

Questions about Mfecane

What does Mfecane mean?
Mfecane means a period of widespread chaos and warfare among indigenous ethnic communities in southern Africa between 1815 and about 1840.
What part of speech is Mfecane?
Mfecane is a proper noun.

Words near Mfecane in the dictionary

  1. MFCE
  2. MFCEs
  3. MFCs
  4. mfd
  5. mfds
  6. Mfecane
  7. Mfengu
  8. MFEO
  9. MFer
  10. MFers
  11. MFFF

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