Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ciskei

/sɪskˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: ciskei
IPA: /sɪskˈeɪ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former bantustan in the southeast of South Africa, formed in 1961, declared independent in 1981, and reintegrated in 1993.

Etymology

From Afrikaans Ciskei, analyzable in English as cis- + Kei (in reference to the Great Kei River; hence literally “on this side of the Kei River”, as opposed to Transkei.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: Ciskei

Derived Forms

Ciskeian

Frequently Paired Words

Transkei

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ciskei?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪskˈeɪ/.
What does ciskei mean?: A former bantustan in the southeast of South Africa, formed in 1961, declared independent in 1981, and reintegrated in 1993.
Where does ciskei come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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