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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.
Kaffir corn 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.
Zulu-Kaffir Zulu u"lu, n. [Also Zooloo.]
1. Any member of the tribe of Zulus; a Zulu-Kaffir. See
Zulus.
2. (Philol.) One of the most important members of the South
African, or Bantu, family of languages, spoken partly in
Natal and partly in Zululand, but understood, and more or
less in use, over a wide territory, at least as far north
as the Zambezi; -- called also Zulu-Kaffir.
Zulu-Kaffir Zulu-Kaffir u"lu-Kaf"fir, n.
A member of the Bantu race comprising the Zulus and the
Kaffirs.
