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kaffraria

/kæˈfɹɛ.ɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
kaf-fraria
IPA
/kæˈfɹɛ.ɹi.ə/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Territories now belonging to the East Cape region of South Africa.

Etymology

From kaffir (“a member of the Nguni people of southern Africa”) + -ia.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kæˈfɹɛ.ɹi.ə/
  • British English: /kæˈfɹɛə.ɹi.ə/

Inflected Forms

Caffraria (alternative)

Homonyms

caffraria

Rhymes With

area bulgaria malaria bavaria samaria aquaria urticaria varia carpentaria militaria rosaria araucaria

Questions

How do you pronounce kaffraria?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæˈfɹɛ.ɹi.ə/.
What does kaffraria mean?
Territories now belonging to the East Cape region of South Africa.
Where does kaffraria come from?
From kaffir (“a member of the Nguni people of southern Africa”) + -ia.

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