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Meaning of "Grikwa" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRIKWA

Grikwa  [ˈɡriːkwə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIKWA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grikwa is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRIKWA


aqua
ˈækwə
Basotho-Qwaqwa
bəˈsuːtuːˈkwɑːkwə
chautauqua
ʃəˈtɔːkwə
Farquhar
ˈfɑːkwə
Griqua
ˈɡriːkwə
Namaqua
nəˈmɑːkwə
Qwaqwa
ˈkwɑːkwə
siliqua
sɪˈliːkwə
subaqua
ˌsʌbˈækwə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIKWA

Griffith
Griffith-Joyner
griffon
grift
grifter
grig
Grigioni
Grignard reagent

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIKWA

Adamawa
Chippewa
Djawa
fatwa
Iowa
Kanazawa
kawa
Kurosawa
Kwa
malwa
Ojibwa
Okinawa
Oshawa
Ottawa
schwa
Sumbawa
tawa
twa
Warszawa
wawa

Synonyms and antonyms of Grikwa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Grikwa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRIKWA

Find out the translation of Grikwa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Grikwa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Grikwa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Grikwa
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Grikwa
570 millions of speakers

English

Grikwa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Grikwa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Grikwa
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Grikwa
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Grikwa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Grikwa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Grikwa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Grikwa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grikwa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Grikwa
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Grikwa
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grikwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Grikwa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Grikwa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गिरके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Grikwa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Grikwa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Grikwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Grikwa
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Grikwa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Grikwa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Grikwa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Grikwa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Grikwa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Grikwa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIKWA»

The term «Grikwa» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIKWA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Grikwa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Grikwa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Grikwa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIKWA»

Discover the use of Grikwa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Grikwa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Adamantia: The Truth about the South African Diamond Fields ...
“Lastly, in all other cases not described in this power to represent my person in before mentioned capacity, and to do everything with regard to the Grikwa Government that may be required, all with promise of approbation and indemnification, ...
Augustus F. Lindley, 1873
2
A History of the Colonization of Africa by Alien Races
bearing land was claimed by a Grikwa (Hottentot half-caste) chief named Waterboer. On the other hand, the Orange Free State asserted that it had acquired the greater part of the country from the original Grikwa owners; and the northern part ...
Harry H. Johnston, 2011
3
Griqua Records: The Philippolis Captaincy, 1825-1861
Maar op de andere zyde zyn het ook in veel of de meesten de gevallen alwaar zoodanige voorwaarden niet is getroffen geworden in de keuringen, en alwaar volstrekt zyn belet geweest door Grikwa eigenaar aan de huurders, van geene ...
Karel Schoeman, 1996
4
Language Death: Factual and Theoretical Explorations with ...
255): Grikwa, Griqua, Gry, Cape Hottentot, !xrikwa and Xirikwa. Hb 3 (p. 160) seems to regard Grikwa as glossonym and ethnonym (see 1.5). (1.5) Grikwa or Griqua. (2) Central Khoisan (Khoisan). (3.1) Although Hb 1 tentatively suggests that ...
Matthias Brenzinger, 1992
5
Anthropology of southern Africa in periodicals to 1950: an ...
"Andries Waterboer" 16 Missions-Freund 14: 10 (1859) p.145-160 SUBJECTS history history TRIBES & GROUPS Mantaeti SS Batlapi PERSONS Matibe ALSO: Khoi SS Mantaeti hordes defeated by combined Grikwa & Batlapi force 26/6/1823  ...
Nicolaas Jacobus Van Warmelo, 1977
6
A History of the Colonization of Africa
XI] Natal and Me Hzgg/z Commisszbner 269 bearing land was' claimed by a Grikwa (Hottentot half-caste) chief named Waterboer. On the other hand, the Orange Free State asserted that it had acquired the greater part of the country from the ...
Harry Hamilton Johnston (Sir.), 1913
7
Settler Colonialism and Land Rights in South Africa: ...
... but no lands can be hired or sold among my own people without my consent, and it is contrary to our laws to sell land to any person not being a Grikwa subject. I should not be able to alienate any portion of my territory without the consent of ...
Edward Cavanagh, 2013
8
Atlantic Meets Pacific: A Global View of Pidginization and ...
The varieties of Afrikaans described in the chapter in question include so-called West Afrikaans, Northeast Afrikaans, Hottentot Afrikaans, Grikwa and Bushman Afrikaans, Slameier Afrikaans. Masbiker Afrikaans, Kaffer Afrikaans and "Book" ...
Francis Byrne, John A. Holm, 1993
9
The Griqua Past and the Limits of South African History, ...
I prefer the English spelling of the term Griqua, instead of Griekwa or Grikwa, and have chosen to pluralise Griqua throughout without inflection, despite the ( unfriendly) distinction between [the] Griqua and [several] Griquas that arises in some ...
Edward Cavanagh, 2011
10
At the Fireside: True South African Stories
Here in 1813, they were encountered by the missionary, John Campbell, who managed to persuade them to resume their old, but now almost-forgotten name. They became known as the Grikwa and Grikwastad was named after them. Under a ...
Roger Webster, 2003

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Grikwa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grikwa>. May 2024 ».
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