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Venda

/ˈvɛndə/

Venda proper noun: a former self-governing Black African homeland in South Africa.

Proper noun

Venda

  1. A former self-governing Black African homeland in South Africa.
  2. The language of the people of this area.

Noun

Venda (plural Vendas or Venda)

  1. A member of the Black people of this area.
    • The Venda live mostly in Limpopo Province in the northern part of South Africa. There are about one million Vendas and their language is also known as Luvenda, Tshivenda or simply Venda. Their native land was once a Bantustan during [Apartheid].2008, Godfrey Mwakikagile, South Africa and Its People, New Africa Press, →ISBN, page 176
    • They don't really react badly, because they say I look mostly like a South African, like a Venda. I don't look like a foreigner. I mean I look like a Venda. So, when I tell them I am from another country, they actually get surprised.2015 February 1, Saloshna Vandeyar, Thirusellvan Vandeyar, The Construction, Negotiation, and Representation of Immigrant Student Identities in South African schools, IAP, →ISBN, page 63

Forms of Venda

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Words that rhyme with Venda

Questions about Venda

What does Venda mean?
Venda means a former self-governing Black African homeland in South Africa.
What part of speech is Venda?
Venda can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Venda?
Venda is pronounced /ˈvɛndə/.

Words near Venda in the dictionary

  1. venceremins
  2. Vencill
  3. Vencills
  4. vencuronium
  5. vend
  6. Venda
  7. vendable
  8. vendables
  9. vendace
  10. vendaces
  11. Vendan

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