Bantustan

noun

Ban·​tu·​stan ˌban-tü-ˈstan How to pronounce Bantustan (audio) ˌbän-tü-ˈstän How to pronounce Bantustan (audio)
ˈban-tü-ˌstan,
ˈbän-tü-ˌstän,
-tə-
: any of several all-Black enclaves formerly in the Republic of South Africa that had a limited degree of self-government

Examples of Bantustan in a Sentence

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The Trump plan would thereby surround the Palestinian state with Israeli territory, severing its contiguity with Jordan and turning Jericho into a Palestinian enclave and the Palestinian state into a Bantustan. Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Bantu + -stan land (as in Hindustan)

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Bantustan was in 1949

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“Bantustan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bantustan. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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