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KafirenUK
Kaf·ir K0002350 (kăf′ər)n.1. Often Offensive A former designation for a member of the Nuristani people.2. Offensive A Kaffir.
[Ultimately from Arabic kāfir, infidel; see kafir. Sense 1, from the fact that the majority of the Nuristani were not converted to Islam until the late 19th century.]
kaf·ir K0002350 (kăf′ər)n. Islam A non-Muslim person.
[Arabic kāfir, unbeliever, infidel; see giaour.]Kafir (ˈkæfə) n, pl -irs or -ir1. (Peoples) another name for the Nuri2. a variant spelling of Kaffir[C19: from Arabic; see Kaffir]Kaf•ir (ˈkæf ər, ˈkɑ fər)
n. 1. Nuristani. 2. (l.c.) Islam. an infidel or unbeliever. 3. (l.c.) Also called kaf′ir corn`. a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum, having stout, short-jointed, leafy stalks. Also, kaffir (for defs. 2, 4).[1795–1805; < Arabic; see Kaffir]Kafir A variety of sorghum. Old textbooks sometimes listed kafir-corn as being separate from the sorghums.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | kafir - an offensive and insulting term for any Black Africancaffer, caffre, kaffirderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingRepublic 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)Black African - an African who is Black | | 2. | Kafir - a member of the Kafir people in northeastern AfghanistanAfghanistani, Afghan - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan |
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Related to kafir: kefir, Kefir grains, KafiristanSynonyms for kafirnoun an offensive and insulting term for any Black AfricanSynonymsRelated Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
- Republic of South Africa
- South Africa
- Black African
noun a member of the Kafir people in northeastern AfghanistanRelated Words |