bantustan
English
Alternative forms
- Bantustan
Etymology
From bantu (meaning “people” in some of the Bantu languages) -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan.
Pronunciation
Noun
bantustan (plural bantustans)
- (originally South Africa, historical) Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans.
Related terms
Translations
territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans
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References
- “bantustan” (US) / “bantustan” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
- “bantustan” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
Finnish
Etymology
English, from bantu (meaning “people” in some of the Bantu languages) -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑntustɑn/, [ˈbɑnt̪us̠t̪ɑn]
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Declension
| Inflection of bantustan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bantustan | bantustanit | |
| genitive | bantustanin | bantustanien | |
| partitive | bantustania | bantustaneja | |
| illative | bantustaniin | bantustaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | bantustan | bantustanit | |
| accusative | nom. | bantustan | bantustanit |
| gen. | bantustanin | ||
| genitive | bantustanin | bantustanien | |
| partitive | bantustania | bantustaneja | |
| inessive | bantustanissa | bantustaneissa | |
| elative | bantustanista | bantustaneista | |
| illative | bantustaniin | bantustaneihin | |
| adessive | bantustanilla | bantustaneilla | |
| ablative | bantustanilta | bantustaneilta | |
| allative | bantustanille | bantustaneille | |
| essive | bantustanina | bantustaneina | |
| translative | bantustaniksi | bantustaneiksi | |
| instructive | — | bantustanein | |
| abessive | bantustanitta | bantustaneitta | |
| comitative | — | bantustaneineen | |
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