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 under apartheid policy
- (derogatory) A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.
Related terms
Translations
territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans
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References
- “bantustan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “bantustan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑntustɑn/, [ˈbɑ̝n̪t̪us̠tɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -ɑntustɑn
- Syllabification(key): ban‧tus‧tan
Declension
| Inflection of bantustan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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 | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English bantustan, ultimately from bantu + Persian ـستان (/estan/).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /banˈtus.tan/
- Rhymes: -ustan
- Syllabification: ban‧tus‧tan
Noun
bantustan m inan
- (historical) bantustan (any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans)
Declension
Romanian
Declension
Declension of bantustan
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) bantustan | bantustanul | (niște) bantustane | bantustanele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) bantustan | bantustanului | (unor) bantustane | bantustanelor |
| vocative | bantustanule | bantustanelor | ||
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