Mfecanen.

Brit.

/(ə)mfəˈkɑːneɪ/,

/(ə)mfəˈkɑːni/, U.S.

/(ə)mfəˈkɑneɪ/,

/(ə)mfəˈkɑni/, South African English

/(ə)mfəˈkɑːne/,

/(ə)mfəˈkɑːni/

Origin: A borrowing from Xhosa. Etymon: Xhosa iimfecane.

Etymology: < Xhosa iimfecane marauders (singular imfecane), perhaps < Sotho difaqane migratory troop of warriors, period of disaster caused by war.

South African History.

With the. The large-scale dispersal of groups of northern Nguni people during the early 19th century to the south, north, and west of Zululand, in the present-day KwaZulu-Natal province, which led to the displacement or impoverishment of neighbouring people. Also: the conflicts resulting from this; the period during which the dispersal took place.For historical interpretations of the Mfecane, see Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) at that entry; see also quot. 1990.

ΚΠ

1928 E. A. Walker Hist. S. Afr. 226 Moshesh's claims..embraced a large belt of territory right across to the Vaal on the ground that the remains of the tribes which occupied it before the Mfecane were now under his rule in Basutoland.

1966 J. D. Omer-Cooper Zulu Aftermath 172 Probably the most striking political change brought about by the Mfecane is the change from the small clan-based tribe to the large kingdom uniting peoples of diverse tribal origin.

1981 J. B. Peires House of Phalo 85 War [between Thembu and Xhosa] was avoided only by the need to join forces against the Mfecane invaders.

1990 Weekly Mail (Johannesburg) 8 June 5 The argument presented is that the mfecane was a social revolution in Southern Africa..which was set off by the Zulu king Shaka, in a bid to seize control over a limited amount of resources... Articles over the past five years..have challenged this interpretation and referred to the mfecane as a colonial myth... The slave trade at Delgoa Bay and the labour demands from the Cape Colony..led to the subsequent upheavals.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mfecane
释义	Mfecanen. Brit. /(ə)mfəˈkɑːneɪ/, /(ə)mfəˈkɑːni/, U.S. /(ə)mfəˈkɑneɪ/, /(ə)mfəˈkɑni/, South African English /(ə)mfəˈkɑːne/, /(ə)mfəˈkɑːni/ Origin: A borrowing from Xhosa. Etymon: Xhosa iimfecane. Etymology: < Xhosa iimfecane marauders (singular imfecane), perhaps < Sotho difaqane migratory troop of warriors, period of disaster caused by war. South African History. With the. The large-scale dispersal of groups of northern Nguni people during the early 19th century to the south, north, and west of Zululand, in the present-day KwaZulu-Natal province, which led to the displacement or impoverishment of neighbouring people. Also: the conflicts resulting from this; the period during which the dispersal took place.For historical interpretations of the Mfecane, see Dict. S. Afr. Eng. on Historical Princ. (1996) at that entry; see also quot. 1990. ΚΠ 1928 E. A. Walker Hist. S. Afr. 226 Moshesh's claims..embraced a large belt of territory right across to the Vaal on the ground that the remains of the tribes which occupied it before the Mfecane were now under his rule in Basutoland. 1966 J. D. Omer-Cooper Zulu Aftermath 172 Probably the most striking political change brought about by the Mfecane is the change from the small clan-based tribe to the large kingdom uniting peoples of diverse tribal origin. 1981 J. B. Peires House of Phalo 85 War [between Thembu and Xhosa] was avoided only by the need to join forces against the Mfecane invaders. 1990 Weekly Mail (Johannesburg) 8 June 5 The argument presented is that the mfecane was a social revolution in Southern Africa..which was set off by the Zulu king Shaka, in a bid to seize control over a limited amount of resources... Articles over the past five years..have challenged this interpretation and referred to the mfecane as a colonial myth... The slave trade at Delgoa Bay and the labour demands from the Cape Colony..led to the subsequent upheavals. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1928
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