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TRANSKEI , one of the divisions of the Cape See also:

province, See also:

South See also:

Africa, See also:

east of the Kei See also:

RIVER

River, being See also:

PART

part of the See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country known variously as See also:

KAFFRARIA

Kaffraria ((q.v.), " the Native Territories " (of the Cape) and the Transkeian Territories . The See also:

MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of the inhabitants are See also:

FINGO, or FENGU (Ama-Fengu, " wanderers ")

Fingo (q.v.) .

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