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Definition Khoisan in British English

Khoisan noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈkɔɪsɑːn/
1

the peoples who lived in southern Africa for a long time before other people came to live there

Example

The original people who lived in Malawi were Khoisan.

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Aboriginal Aborigine Afghan
1.1

the languages spoken by the peoples who were the first to live in southern Africa

Example

Hoerikwaggo is the indigenous Khoisan word for Table Mountain, meaning 'mountains in the sea'.

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Definition Khoisan in British English