bantustan

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English

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Alternative forms

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (people)) + -stan (home of, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbantuːˈstan/, /ˌbantuːˈstɑːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌbæntuˈstæn/, /ˌbɑntuˈstɑn/, /ˈbæntuˌstæn/, /ˈbɑntuˌstɑn/
  • Rhymes: -æn, -ɑːn

Noun

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bantustan (plural bantustans)

  1. (originally South Africa, historical) Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy
  2. (derogatory) A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.
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Translations

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References

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bantustan.

Pronunciation

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑntustɑn/, [ˈbɑ̝n̪t̪us̠tɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntustɑn
  • Syllabification(key): ban‧tus‧tan

Noun

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bantustan

  1. (historical) bantustan (territory defined as a homeland for black South Africans)

Declension

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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.
Possessive forms of bantustan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bantustanini bantustanini
accusative nom. bantustanini bantustanini
gen. bantustanini
genitive bantustanini bantustanieni
partitive bantustaniani bantustanejani
inessive bantustanissani bantustaneissani
elative bantustanistani bantustaneistani
illative bantustaniini bantustaneihini
adessive bantustanillani bantustaneillani
ablative bantustaniltani bantustaneiltani
allative bantustanilleni bantustaneilleni
essive bantustaninani bantustaneinani
translative bantustanikseni bantustaneikseni
abessive bantustanittani bantustaneittani
instructive
comitative bantustaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bantustanisi bantustanisi
accusative nom. bantustanisi bantustanisi
gen. bantustanisi
genitive bantustanisi bantustaniesi
partitive bantustaniasi bantustanejasi
inessive bantustanissasi bantustaneissasi
elative bantustanistasi bantustaneistasi
illative bantustaniisi bantustaneihisi
adessive bantustanillasi bantustaneillasi
ablative bantustaniltasi bantustaneiltasi
allative bantustanillesi bantustaneillesi
essive bantustaninasi bantustaneinasi
translative bantustaniksesi bantustaneiksesi
abessive bantustanittasi bantustaneittasi
instructive
comitative bantustaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bantustanimme bantustanimme
accusative nom. bantustanimme bantustanimme
gen. bantustanimme
genitive bantustanimme bantustaniemme
partitive bantustaniamme bantustanejamme
inessive bantustanissamme bantustaneissamme
elative bantustanistamme bantustaneistamme
illative bantustaniimme bantustaneihimme
adessive bantustanillamme bantustaneillamme
ablative bantustaniltamme bantustaneiltamme
allative bantustanillemme bantustaneillemme
essive bantustaninamme bantustaneinamme
translative bantustaniksemme bantustaneiksemme
abessive bantustanittamme bantustaneittamme
instructive
comitative bantustaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bantustaninne bantustaninne
accusative nom. bantustaninne bantustaninne
gen. bantustaninne
genitive bantustaninne bantustanienne
partitive bantustanianne bantustanejanne
inessive bantustanissanne bantustaneissanne
elative bantustanistanne bantustaneistanne
illative bantustaniinne bantustaneihinne
adessive bantustanillanne bantustaneillanne
ablative bantustaniltanne bantustaneiltanne
allative bantustanillenne bantustaneillenne
essive bantustaninanne bantustaneinanne
translative bantustaniksenne bantustaneiksenne
abessive bantustanittanne bantustaneittanne
instructive
comitative bantustaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bantustaninsa bantustaninsa
accusative nom. bantustaninsa bantustaninsa
gen. bantustaninsa
genitive bantustaninsa bantustaniensa
partitive bantustaniaan
bantustaniansa
bantustanejaan
bantustanejansa
inessive bantustanissaan
bantustanissansa
bantustaneissaan
bantustaneissansa
elative bantustanistaan
bantustanistansa
bantustaneistaan
bantustaneistansa
illative bantustaniinsa bantustaneihinsa
adessive bantustanillaan
bantustanillansa
bantustaneillaan
bantustaneillansa
ablative bantustaniltaan
bantustaniltansa
bantustaneiltaan
bantustaneiltansa
allative bantustanilleen
bantustanillensa
bantustaneilleen
bantustaneillensa
essive bantustaninaan
bantustaninansa
bantustaneinaan
bantustaneinansa
translative bantustanikseen
bantustaniksensa
bantustaneikseen
bantustaneiksensa
abessive bantustanittaan
bantustanittansa
bantustaneittaan
bantustaneittansa
instructive
comitative bantustaneineen
bantustaneinensa
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Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English bantustan, ultimately from bantu + Persian ـستان.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /banˈtus.tan/
  • Rhymes: -ustan
  • Syllabification: ban‧tus‧tan

Noun

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bantustan m inan

  1. (historical) bantustan (any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy)
  2. (derogatory, politics) bantustan (political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name)

Declension

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adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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  • bantustan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bantustan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • bantustany in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English bantustan.

Noun

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bantustan n (plural bantustane)

  1. bantustan

Declension

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