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Xhosa

(kō′sä, -zä)

noun

pl. Xhosas or Xhosa a member of a people living mainly in S South Africa
the Bantu language of this people, closely related to Zulu

adjective

of the Xhosas or their language or culture

Also sp. Xosa

See Xhosa in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also Xo·sa

noun pl. Xhosa Xhosa or Xho·sas also Xosa or Xo·sas

A member of a Bantu people inhabiting the eastern part of Cape Province, South Africa.
The Nguni language of this people, closely related to Zulu.

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