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Meanings of bantustan in English

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хоумленд
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bantustões
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bantustán
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Territory set aside for black inhabitants of South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia), as part of the policy of apartheid.

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Usage of bantustan in English
1
He sought to replace the bantustan fragmentation with a post-apartheid federal system.
The South African
2
They were called New Towns only because the term "bantustan" hadn't been invented yet.
Moon Over Soho
3
Six years later he became chief minister of the semi-independent Bantustan of KwaZulu.
The South African
4
The Bantustan state he controls protects the systemic lawlessness of local and global corporations.
The South African
5
The Bantustan nation was created in 1977, as the territory became nominally independent on 6 December.
The South African
6
Critics rally against Bantustan Bills The ARD is part of the protests on Wednesday, and they are spitting feathers over the situation.
The South African
7
Under the Act and subsequent legislation, more than 3 million people were forcibly relocated to black townships and "Bantustan" homelands.
Reuters
8
Mangope died on Thursday night at the age of 94 having served as leader of the Bantustan from 1977 to 1994.
The South African