bantustan
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editbantustan (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
editTranslations
editterritory 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
editFinnish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English bantustan.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbantustan
- (historical) bantustan (territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans)
Declension
edit| Inflection of bantustan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editFurther 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
editEtymology
editInternationalism; compare English bantustan, ultimately from bantu + Persian ـستان.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbantustan 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
editDeclension of bantustan
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bantustan | bantustany |
| genitive | bantustanu | bantustanów |
| dative | bantustanowi | bantustanom |
| accusative | bantustan | bantustany |
| instrumental | bantustanem | bantustanami |
| locative | bantustanie | bantustanach |
| vocative | bantustanie | bantustany |
Related terms
editadjectives
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
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English bantustan.
Noun
editbantustan n (plural bantustane)
Declension
edit| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | bantustan | bantustanul | bantustane | bantustanele | |
| genitive-dative | bantustan | bantustanului | 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/æn/3 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ɑːn
- Rhymes:English/ɑːn/3 syllables
- 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