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Transkei

Transkei proper noun: a bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.

Proper noun

Transkei

  1. (historical) A bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.

Origin of Transkei

From trans- + Kei (in reference to the Great Kei River in South Africa).

Words formed from Transkei

Questions about Transkei

What does Transkei mean?
Transkei means a bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.
What part of speech is Transkei?
Transkei is a proper noun.

Words near Transkei in the dictionary

  1. transjugular
  2. transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt
  3. transjunctional
  4. transjurisdictional
  5. transjurisdictionally
  6. Transkei
  7. Transkeian
  8. Transkeians
  9. transketolase
  10. transketolases
  11. transketolation

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