# bantustan

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌbantuːˈstan/

## Definitions
1. Any of ten former territories defined as homelands for black South Africans under apartheid policy
2. A political entity reminiscent of the old apartheid-era territories of the same name.

## Etymology
From a Bantu language (ultimately from Proto-Bantu *bantʊ̀ (“people”)) + -stan (“home of”, suffix of Persian origin), after place names such as Hindustan.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bantustan