South Africa

English

Etymology

From Union of South Africa, the country's former official name, referring to its origin from the unification of four formerly separate British colonies.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsaʊθ ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə/
  • (General South African) IPA(key): [sɑɤ̯ˈθɛ̞frɘkə]
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  • Rhymes: -æfɹɪkə

Proper noun

South Africa

  1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
  2. (now nonstandard) Southern Africa (a region of Africa).
    • 1901 March 15, The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 1, page 1:
      With the exception of the Portuguese Colonies, the Journal is franked to all parts of South Africa.

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