bantustan
nounUK /ˌbantuːˈstan/ · US /ˌbæntuˈstæn/
Etymology From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan.
1
Historical Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy
2
Derogatory A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.
- Related terms
- Bantoid, Bantologist, Bantu, Bantuist, Bantuization, Proto-Bantu