kafir

1. n. One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. Source: opted

2. n. One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. Source: opted

3. n. a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan Source: wordnet

4. n. an offensive and insulting term for any Black African Source: wordnet

5. (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also Caffre.] Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet. Source: webster

6. n:100 n. a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan Source: ecdict

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