Transkeian, noun and & adjective

/trɑːnsˈkaɪən//trænsˈkaɪən/
Origin:
EnglishShow more Transkei + English adjective- and noun-forming suffix -an.
Note:
See note at Transkei.
A. noun An inhabitant or citizen of the Transkei.
1847 H.G. Smith in Imp. Blue Bks Command Paper 969–1848, 25I have made no mention of the Trans-Keians, ‘Kreili’ and ‘Bokoo,’ with them I have yet to deal.
1968 Post 7 Apr. 7Why can’t the rich Transkeians help them instead of showing off with their money by buying up land?
1976 Weekend Argus 9 Oct. 13Many Transkeians feel they have not been sufficiently consulted or involved in the planning and preparations for independence.
1977 Daily Dispatch 14 Feb. 1Transkei’s Coloured community have pledged their loyalty to the Transkei Government and asked that they be regarded as Transkeians — not as Coloureds.
1988 South 21 July 3Workers are being subjected to massive delays as Ciskei roadblocks continue to stop all traffic entering Mdantsane to search for Transkeians.
1990 D. Jones in Sunday Times 18 Nov. 7Young Transkeians were ferrying crayfish to Mr F—’s factory — even though the crayfish season is officially closed.
B. adjective Of or pertaining to the Transkei; Transkei.
1848 H.G. Smith in Imp. Blue Bks Command Paper 1056–1849, 14The friendly feeling of the distant trans-Keian chief Faku, is sufficiently shown.
1879 Whitaker’s Almanack 259The Transkeian territories stretch from the Kei to Natal.
1891 T.R. Beattie Ride through Transkei 51The Statistical Register is an excellent authority to refer to. It will show some startling facts in regard to the progress and capabilities of the Transkeian territories.
1898 Whitaker’s Almanack 515(Principal events) Incorporation of all the Transkeian territories, except part of Pondoland, with the Colony, completed 1885; annexation of Pondoland 1894.
1970 Daily Dispatch 19 Aug. (Suppl.)The factory has..a Transkeian accountant who is an articled clerk and studying for his certificate of theory.
1976 Weekend Argus 9 Oct. 13Those Africans who do not want Transkeian citizenship and refuse or neglect to take it out will be unable to obtain passports to travel.
1976 Financial Mail 22 Oct. 1On Tuesday..the first Homeland, Transkei (it dropped the definite article some months ago), gets its independence. While Umtata, its capital, celebrates noisily, other countries will be looking on from a disapproving distance. Transkeian independence is seen by them as the offspring of apartheid and a mere ruse to side-step the problem of political rights for SA’s urban Blacks.
1986 P. Maylam Hist. of Afr. People 137African recruits, mainly Mfengu and Thembu, were called up to protect the Transkeian frontier against Boer invasion.
1990 D. Jones in Sunday Times 18 Nov. 7An out-dated Transkeian law has left local nature conservation officials powerless.
An inhabitant or citizen of the Transkei.
Of or pertaining to the Transkei; Transkei.
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