Bantustan Definition
bănto͝o-stăn
noun
Any of the homelands formerly established for blacks in South Africa by the government during the apartheid era.
American Heritage
Any of the enclaves established for the indigenous African peoples of South Africa under apartheid.
Webster's New World
A landlocked, often fragmented ethnic enclave within a larger state, nominally possessing some degree of autonomy but usually economically dependent and lacking real power.
American Heritage
Any place in which an ethnic or religious group is segregated from the larger society.
Webster's New World
Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bantustan
Noun
Singular:
Bantustan
Plural:
bantustansOrigin of Bantustan
From bantu (meaning "people" in some of the Bantu languages) and -stan.
From Wiktionary
From Bantu (on the model of Hindustan)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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