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KAFFIR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An offensive and insulting term for any Black African
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("kaffir" is a kind of...):
Black African (an African who is Black)
Domain region:
Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))
Domain usage:
depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
Synonyms:
great millet; kaffir; kaffir corn; kafir corn; Sorghum bicolor
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("kaffir" is a kind of...):
sorghum (economically important Old World tropical cereal grass)
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