Da*ma"ra (?), n. [The name is supposed to be from Hottentot dama vanquished.]

A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the Hill Damaras, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile to the Bantus.

 

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