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Definition of Kaffir

Kaffir
Kaffir Kaf"fir, Kafir Ka"fir, n. [Ar. k?fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. Giaour.] (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also Caffre.] Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.

Meaning of Kaffir from wikipedia

- Look up kaffir, Kaffir, or kafir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kaffir or Kafir may refer to: Kafir, a term for a non-Muslims Kaffir (racial term)...
- Kaffir (/ˈkæfər/), also spelled Cafri, is an exonym and an ethnic slur – the use of it in reference to black people being particularly common in South...
- Citrus hystrix, called the kaffir lime, Thai lime or makrut lime, (US: /ˈmækrət/, UK: /məkˈruːt/) is a citrus fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia....
- The Sri Lankan Kaffirs (cafrinhas in Portuguese, කාපිරි kāpiriyō in Sinhala, and காப்பிலி kāppili in Tamil) are an ethnic group in Sri Lanka who are partially...
- Kaffir lily is a common name which may refer to the following ornamental plants: Clivia miniata in the family Amaryllidaceae Hesperantha coccinea syn....
- Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa is Mark Mathabane's 1986 autobiography about life under the South...
- are in ****. By the 15th century, Muslims in Africa were using the word kaffir in reference to the non-Muslim African natives. Many of those kufari were...
- autobiography, Kaffir Boy, in 1986. Kaffir Boy illustrated his prior life in apartheid South Africa, and became a national best-seller. After reading Kaffir Boy...
- The Kaffir Diamond is an 1888 play. It had its New York City debut at the former Broadway Theatre on September 11, 1888. Though the audience provided "unbounded...
- of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, bread palms or kaffir bread, since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of...