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griqualand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
gri-qua-land
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Various parts of South Africa where the Griqua people established communities, including Griqualand East (the area around Kokstad on KwaZulu-Natal's frontier with the Eastern Cape) and Griqualand West (the area around Kimberley).

Etymology

From Griqua + -land.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Griqualander

Questions

What does griqualand mean?
Various parts of South Africa where the Griqua people established communities, including Griqualand East (the area around Kokstad on KwaZulu-Natal's frontier with the Eastern Cape) and Griqualand West (the area around Kimberley).
Where does griqualand come from?
From Griqua + -land.

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