What is another word for caffre?

Pronunciation: [kˈafə] (IPA)

The word "caffre" is considered inappropriate and offensive in modern times. It has been used as a derogatory term historically to denote black people, particularly those native to southern Africa. As such, there are no synonyms that fully capture the derogatory and hurtful nature of this word. However, there are alternative expressions that can be used to describe individuals from this region. The term "Bantu" is often used in a non-derogatory manner to describe African people from the southern part of the continent. Other terms include "African", "Southern African", and "South African". All of these expressions are more appropriate and respectful than the outdated and offensive label "caffre".

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What are the hypernyms for Caffre?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Caffre

Before him, like a blood-red flag, The bright flamingoes flew; From morn till night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
There shrieked the great "caffre eagle," and side by side with him the short-tailed and singular "bateleur."
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid
In 1847 one of these formidable creatures frequented for some months the Rangbodde Pass on the great mountain road leading to the sanatarium, at Neuera-ellia; and amongst other excesses, killed a caffre belonging to the corps of caffre pioneers, by seizing him with its trunk and beating him to death against the bank.
"Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon"
J. Emerson Tennent

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