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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Kaf·fir Ka·fir n.
 1. Ethnol. (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal, including the Ponda, Xosa, and Tembu; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [Spelt also Caffre.]
 Kaffir corn Bot., a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 kaffir corn
      n : important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem
          form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged
          leaves [syn: great millet, kaffir, kafir corn, Sorghum
           bicolor]