6 Results for *kafir*
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WordNet (3.0)
kafir(n) a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan
kafiri(n) a Dardic language spoken by the Kafir in northeastern Afghanistan
great millet(n) important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves, Syn. kaffir corn, kafir corn, Sorghum bicolor, kaffir
kaffir(n) an offensive and insulting term for any Black African, Syn. caffer, caffre, kafir

Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
Kafir

{ } n. [ Ar. kāfir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Muslims. Cf. Giaour. ] 1. (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, including the Ponda, Xosa, and Tembu; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [ Spelt also Caffre. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any Black African; -- a disparaging and offensive term used by white South Africans. [ South Africa ]
Syn. -- kaffir, caffer, caffre. [ WordNet 1.5 ]


Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Kaffir
kafir

n. Same as Kaffir. [ South Africa ]
Syn. -- kaffir, caffer, caffre. [ WordNet 1.5 ]


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