South Africa

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Flag of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

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

Proper noun

South Africa

  2. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
  3. (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.

Synonyms

(country):

Holonyms

Translations

Republic of South Africa — see Republic of South Africa

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