Venda

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/ˈvɛndə/

proper noun

A former self-governing Black African homeland in South Africa.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A former self-governing Black African homeland in South Africa.
  2. The language of the people of this area.
nounVenda (plural Vendas or Venda)

plural Vendas

  1. A member of the Black people of this area.

    They don't really react badly, because they say I look mostly like a South African, like a Venda. I don't look like a foreigner. I mean I look like a Venda. So, when I tell them I am from another country, they actually get surprised.

    2015 February 1, Saloshna Vandeyar, Thirusellvan Vandeyar, The Construction, Negotiation, and Representation of Immigrant Student Identities in South African schools, IAP, →ISBN, page 63
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    The Venda live mostly in Limpopo Province in the northern part of South Africa. There are about one million Vendas and their language is also known as Luvenda, Tshivenda or simply Venda. Their native land was once a Bantustan during [Apartheid].

    2008, Godfrey Mwakikagile, South Africa and Its People, New Africa Press, →ISBN, page 176

Translations

Russian венда, венда
  • венда (venda)language
  • венда (venda)person
Spanish venda
  • vendalanguage

Rhymes & wordplay

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Sounds the same

vendor (non-rhotic)vendor (non-rhotic)

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APA

Venda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venda

MLA

“Venda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Venda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venda.

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