Ciskei

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans Ciskei, analyzable in English as cis- +‎ Kei (in reference to the Great Kei River; hence literally “on this side of the Kei River”, as opposed to Transkei.

Proper noun

Ciskei

1. (historical) A former bantustan in the southeast of South Africa, formed in 1961, declared independent in 1981, and reintegrated in 1993.

Related terms

• Transkei

Translations

Translations

• French: Ciskeï (fr) m

Anagrams

• sickie