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KAFIR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Kafir" is a kind of...):

Afghan; Afghanistani (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An offensive and insulting term for any Black African

Synonyms:

caffer; caffre; kaffir; kafir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("kafir" is a kind of...):

Black African (an African who is Black)

Domain region:

Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

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