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Definition Bantustan in British English

Bantustan noun

[countable] noun
/ˌbæntu:ˈstɑːn/
1

one of the areas in South Africa where black people lived during the apartheid system

Example

We were all strenuously opposed to the Bantustan policies of 40 years ago.

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ACT AONB Bantustan
2

any area where people are forced to live without full civil and political rights

Example

Such a Bantustan would have no genuine sovereignty or viable economy.

Synonyms and related words
human rights equal basic
Definition Bantustan in British English