Pronunciation: /ˈkɔɪsɑːn/
noun
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1 [usually treated as plural] a collective term for the Khoikhoi and San peoples of southern Africa.
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2 [mass noun] a language family of southern Africa, including the languages of the Khoikhoi and San, now having fewer than a million speakers altogether, and notable for the use of clicks (made by suction with the tongue) as additional consonants.
adjective
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relating to the Khoisan or their languages.
