Etymology

Kaffraria

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Today it means: Territories now belonging to the East Cape region of South Africa. Full definition →

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The story

From kaffir (“a member of the Nguni people of southern Africa”) + -ia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.