bantustan
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbantuːˈstan/, /ˌbantuːˈstɑːn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌbæntuˈstæn/, /ˌbɑntuˈstɑn/, /ˈbæntuˌstæn/, /ˈbɑntuˌstɑn/
- Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Translations[edit]
territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans
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References[edit]
- “bantustan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “bantustan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English bantustan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bantustan
- (historical) bantustan (territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans)
Declension[edit]
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 | ||
abessive | bantustanitta | bantustaneitta | ||
instructive | — | bantustanein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bantustan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Internationalism; compare English bantustan, ultimately from bantu + Persian ـستان.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bantustan m inan
- (historical) bantustan (any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy)
- (derogatory, politics) bantustan (political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bantustan
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bantustan | bantustany |
genitive | bantustanu | bantustanów |
dative | bantustanowi | bantustanom |
accusative | bantustan | bantustany |
instrumental | bantustanem | bantustanami |
locative | bantustanie | bantustanach |
vocative | bantustanie | bantustany |
Related terms[edit]
adjectives
nouns
Further reading[edit]
- bantustan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bantustan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- bantustany in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English bantustan.
Noun[edit]
bantustan n (plural bantustane)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bantustan
singular | plural | |||
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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 |
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Bantu languages
- English terms derived from Bantu languages
- English terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- English terms derived from Persian
- English terms suffixed with -stan
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/æn
- Rhymes:English/ɑːn
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- South African English
- English terms with historical senses
- English derogatory terms
- en:South Africa
- en:Racism
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑntustɑn
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑntustɑn/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with historical senses
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- Polish internationalisms
- Polish terms derived from Persian
- Polish 3-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ustan
- Rhymes:Polish/ustan/3 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish inanimate nouns
- Polish terms with historical senses
- Polish derogatory terms
- pl:Politics
- pl:Racism
- pl:South Africa
- Romanian terms borrowed from English
- Romanian terms derived from English
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns