# Transkei

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #80,974

## Definitions
1. A bantustan and nominal parliamentary democracy (capital Umtata) in southeastern South Africa.

## Etymology
From trans- + Kei (in reference to the Great Kei River in South Africa).

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