Added 9 October 2026 bantu noun Categories: PeopleLanguageRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about bantu at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa. A family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent. adjective Of or relating to the African people who speak one of the Bantoid languages or to their culture. the Bantu population of Sierra Leone Related Words: interlacustrineprotoassistaidsupportsuccorfacilitatebackbolsterabetrelieve Back to today's word