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Venda
noun
Ven·da
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Definition of Venda
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a Bantu language spoken by a people of Northern province, Republic of South Africa
also
: a member of this people
Venda
geographical name
Ven·da
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Definition of Venda (Entry 2 of 2)
former enclave in the Republic of South Africa set aside for black people as part of a government policy of racial segregation
Note: Venda was nominally granted independence in 1979 with Thohoyandu as its capital but was reincorporated into South Africa in 1994.
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