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Xho·sa

also Xo·sa (kō′sä, -zə)

n. pl. Xhosa or Xho·sas also Xosa or Xo·sas

1. A member of a Bantu people inhabiting the eastern part of Cape Province, South Africa.

2. The Nguni language of this people, closely related to Zulu.

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Xhosa

(ˈkɔːsə)

npl -sa or -sas

1. (Peoples) a member of a cattle-rearing Negroid people of southern Africa, living chiefly in South Africa

2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family: one of the Nguni languages, closely related to Swazi and Zulu and characterized by several clicks in its sound system

ˈXhosan adj

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Xho•sa

(ˈkoʊ sə, -zə, ˈkɔ-)

n., pl. -sas, (esp. collectively) -sa.

1. a member of a Nguni people of E Cape Province, South Africa.

2. the Bantu language of the Xhosa.

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Noun	1.	Xhosa - a member of the Negroid people of southern South Africa 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) African - a native or inhabitant of Africa
	2.	Xhosa - a community of Negroid people in southern South Africa
	3.	Xhosa - a Bantu language closely related to Zulu Nguni - a group of southern Bantu languages

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