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Khoikhoi

noun Khoi·khoi \ ˈkȯi-ˌkȯi \

Definition of Khoikhoi

plural Khoikhoi
1 : a member of any of a group of Khoisan-speaking pastoral peoples of southern Africa
2 : the group of Khoisan languages spoken by the Khoikhoi

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1801

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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