| 释义 |
Ciskeian, a. and n.|sɪˈskaɪən|
[f. Ciskei, the name of an independent National State (formerly a Black African homeland) in Southern Africa, + -an: see Transkei n. (a.).]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Ciskei or its inhabitants.
1928R. L. Buell Native Problem in Afr. v. 76 Report of Commission of Inquiry (Ciskeian Section) into the Social and Economic Conditions of the Native Peoples. 1930Official Year Bk. Union of S. Afr. 1928-9 XI. xxvi. 962 A Native Deeds Registry..will deal with all allotments held by natives under individual tenure in the various Ciskeian locations. 1953E. P. Dvorin Racial Separation in S. Afr. viii. 133 The Nationalist Government in the implementation of apartheid is looking to the Ciskeian and Transkeian councils as examples which might well be followed in the other Native areas of the Union. 1964S. Afr. Digest XI. xliv. 12/3 Speaking at the fourth annual session of the Ciskeian Territorial Authority Mr. Abraham said that both Black and White people would have to co-operate. 1977Guardian Weekly 21 Aug. 10/4 Xhosas who are deemed to belong in the Transkei or the Ciskei homeland.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of Ciskei; a Black South African officially required to live and work in Ciskei.
1979Rand Daily Mail 17 July 4/9 The four industries, which include overseas investors, will provide employment for more than 1000 Ciskeians. 1982Guardian Weekly 11 Jan. 18 Since 1958 the South African government has forcibly moved an estimated 366,520 Ciskeians..from their homes and jobs in ‘white’ South Africa into Ciskei. 1984City Press (Johannesburg) 29 Apr. 6 The pitiful picture of tens of thousands of Ciskeians, stripped of their nationhood and dumped in the middle of nowhere with no food or prospects of a living. 1985Times 30 Dec. 8 A white former South African espionage agent..held the rank of major-general in the Ciskeian forces. |