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Kaf•fir



Pronunciation: (kaf'ur, kä'fur), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -firs, (esp. collectively) -fir.
1. Disparaging and Offensive.(in South Africa) a black person: originally used of the Xhosa people only.
2. (l.c.) kafir (def. 4).
3. (l.c.) Islam.kafir (def. 2).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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