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Definition of Matabele
1. Noun. A Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu.
Definition of Matabele
1. n. pl. A warlike South African Kaffir tribe.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Matabele
Literary usage of Matabele
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1888)
"... in Matabele-land* Map, p. 324. "WE have received the following letter from Mr.
Selous, giving some •details of his latest journey through Matabele and ..."
2. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1907)
"For two years peace had been kept between the settlers in Mashonaland and the
Matabele. But the situation was continually fraught with anxiety, ..."
3. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1907)
"For two years peace had been kept the settlers in Mashonaland and the Matabele.
But t tion was continually fraught with anxiety, and in July Matabele impis ..."
4. Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia: Being a Narrative of Events in Matabeleland by Frederick Courteney Selous (1896)
"IT was, I think, on Thursday, 16th April, that it was first realised that the
Matabele had really advanced to within a short distance of the town. ..."
5. With Plumer in Matabeleland: An Account of the Operations of the by Frank W. Sykes, C. G. Löwinger (1897)
"In the case of the Matabele the abstract idea of the Deity is represented by the
M'Limo. ... The belief in the M'Limo did not originate with the Matabele, ..."
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