a member of a race of people of Southern Africa, of short stature and a dark yellowish-brown complexion, who formerly occupied the region near the Cape of Good Hope and are now almost extinct any of the languages of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
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Khoi•khoi
(koi′koi′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -khois, (esp. collectively) -khoi for 1.
- Language Varietiesa member of a pastoral people, physically and linguistically akin to the San, who inhabited Cape Province, South Africa, in the 17th century and now live mainly in Namibia.
- Language Varietiesthe Khoisan language of the Khoikhoi.
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