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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Kaffir \Kaf"fir\, Kafir \Ka"fir\, n. [Ar. k?fir infidel, pagan, fr kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf {Giaour}.] (Ethnol.) a One of a race which with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. b One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also {Caffre}.] {Kaffir corn} (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caffre \Caf"fre\, n. See {Kaffir}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: caffre n : (South Africa) an offensive term for any Black African [syn: {kaffir}, {kafir}, {caffer}]
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