bantustan

== English == === Alternative forms === Bantustan === Etymology === From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbantuːˈstan/, /ˌbantuːˈstɑːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌbæntuˈstæn/, /ˌbɑntuˈstɑn/, /ˈbæntuˌstæn/, /ˈbɑntuˌstɑn/ Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn === 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 ==== === References === “bantustan”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “bantustan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === subnatant == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bantustan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑntustɑn/, [ˈbɑ̝n̪t̪us̠tɑ̝n] Rhymes: -ɑntustɑn Syllabification(key): ban‧tus‧tan Hyphenation(key): ban‧tus‧tan === Noun === bantustan (historical) bantustan (territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== bantu === Further reading === “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 2 July 2023 == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English bantustan, ultimately from bantu + Persian ـستان. === 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 under apartheid policy) (derogatory, politics) bantustan (political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === bantustan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bantustan in Polish dictionaries at PWN bantustany in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bantustan. === Noun === bantustan n (plural bantustane) bantustan ==== Declension ====