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dompas

dompas [ dóm paass ] (plural dompases) or dompass [ dóm paass ]


noun 
Definition:
 
South Africa identity document for black people: an identity document carried by black people in South Africa during the apartheid era, used to restrict their movement within the country ( disapproving )
See also  Book of Life (sense 1)


[Mid-20th century. < Afrikaans< dom 'stupid' + pas 'pass']
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