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Kafir Definition


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Kaffir
Kafir
Kaffer
noun
    (S Afr)
    1. offensive
      A black African.
    2. old use
      The xhosa language, a Bantu language of South Africa.
    3. kaffir corn.
    4. stock exchange slang
      S African mining shares.
Etymology: 16c: from Arabic kafir unbeliever.




Kafir
noun
    1. One of a people belonging to Kafiristan in E Afghanistan.
    2. Kaffir.
Etymology: 19c: Arabic, meaning ‘unbeliever'.



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