South African

South Africa

A country of southern Africa on the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Originally inhabited by the San and Khoikhoin, the region was settled by various Bantu peoples c. 1500. European settlement began with the Dutch in the mid-17th century. The region passed to Great Britain in 1814 but was hotly contested by descendants of the Dutch settlers in the Boer War (1899-1902), in which Britain took possession of the entire territory, creating the Union of South Africa in 1910. South Africa declared itself a republic in 1961, severed ties with the British Commonwealth, and further consolidated the apartheid system, which was repealed beginning in 1989. An interim constitution ending white rule was adopted in 1993, and the first multiracial elections were held in 1994. Pretoria is the administrative capital; Cape Town, the legislative capital; and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital. Population: 44,000,000.

South African adj. & n.

South Africa

South African

adj

(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to the Republic of South Africa, its inhabitants, or any of their languages

(Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of the Republic of South Africa

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Noun	1.	South African - a native or inhabitant of South Africa Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) African - a native or inhabitant of Africa Afrikander, Afrikaner, Boer - a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans
Adj.	1.	South African - of or pertaining to or characteristic of South Africa or its people

Translations

South African [saʊθˈæfrɪkən]

A. ADJ → sudafricano

B. N → sudafricano/a m/f

South African adj & n → sudafricano/a

South African → جنوب أفريقي, شخص من جنوب أفريقيا Jihoafričan, jihoafrický sydafrikaner, sydafrikansk Südafrikaner, südafrikanisch νοτιοαφρικανικός, Νοτιοαφρικανός sudafricano eteläafrikkalainen Sud-Africain južnoafrički, Južnoafrikanac sudafricano 南アフリカの, 南アフリカ人 남아프리카 사람, 남아프리카의 Zuid-Afrikaan, Zuid-Afrikaans sørafrikaner, sørafrikansk Południowoafrykańczyk, południowoafrykański sul-africano житель Южно-Африканской Республики, южноафриканский sydafrikan, sydafrikansk เกี่ยวกับอัฟริกาใต้, ชาวอัฟริกาใต้ Güney Afrika, Güney Afrikalı người Nam Phi, thuộc Nam Phi 南非人, 南非的

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Aloe ferox
amatungulu
Antidorcas euchore
Antidorcas marsupialis
Aspalathus
Aspalathus cedcarbergensis
Aspalathus linearis
Barberton daisy
Begonia dregei
Biko
blue daisy
blue marguerite
Botha
cape aloe
Carissa bispinosa
Carissa grandiflora
Carissa macrocarpa
Carpobrotus edulis
Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus

Remember our South African war, and the men who came to arms and rallied round the flag when their services were needed.

The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

He told how his vessel had been run down by a steamer; how he had been boarded by Malay pirates; how his ship had caught fire; how he helped a political prisoner escape from a South African republic; how he had been wrecked one fall on the Magdalens and stranded there for the winter; how a tiger had broken loose on board ship; how his crew had mutinied and marooned him on a barren island--these and many other tales, tragic or humorous or grotesque, did Captain Jim relate.

Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

In the back woods of Canada, in far Australia, on the wide South African veldt, wherever English-speaking people meet and gather, they join hands to sing that song.

English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context

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South African

South African - Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
South African Acacia Advisory Committee
South African Academy of Engineering
South African Advanced Air Traffic System
South African Advertising Research Foundation
South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement
South African Agricultural Plantation and Allied Workers Union
South African Agricultural Products and Allied Workers' Union
South African Agricultural Union
South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative
South African Air Force
South African Air Force Association
South African Air Rifle Association
South African Airways
South African Airways City Center
South African Airways Museum Society
South African Airways Pilots' Association
South African Airways Technical
South African Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse
South African Alliance of British Pensioners
South African Allied Workers Union
South African Amateur Dancesport Association
South African Amateur Fencing Association
South African Amateur Space Administration