Ven·da
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Definition of Venda
: a Bantu language spoken by a people of Northern province, Republic of South Africa
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: a member of this people
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“Venda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Venda. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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Ven·da
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Definition of Venda
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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The first known use of Venda was in 1908
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