"Xhosa Wars" meaning in English

See Xhosa Wars in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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  1. A series of wars between Europeans in the Cape Colony and the Xhosa to the east, from 1779 to 1879. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): History of Africa, Wars
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