South Africa en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsawθ ˈafɹɪkə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌsaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌsæɔθ ˈæfɹɪkə/ (Australia)
- (South-Africa) audio
- /ˌsæʊθ ˈɛfɹɪkə/ (New-Zealand)
- (UK) audio
- /ˌsʌʊθ ˈafɹɪkə/ (Scotland)
- [sɑɤ̯ˈθɛ̞frɘkə] (General-South-African)
- (US) audio
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.
Meanings
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A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
The facts show that the genocide President Donald Trump suggests might be happening is not happening – and that crime against White farmers in South Africa represents a tiny fraction of the country’s overall crime.
2025 May 21, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa”, in CNN:
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(nonstandard) Southern Africa (a region of Africa).
With the exception of the Portuguese Colonies, the Journal is franked to all parts of South Africa.
1901 March 15, The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 1, page 1:
Deriveds
Holonyms
Synonyms
Republic of South Africa · SA · Soufrica · Azania · Mzansi
Translations (162)
am ድቡብ አፍሪካ (country) · my တောင်အာဖရိက (country) · ru Ю́жная А́фрика (country) · xh Mzantsi Afrika (country) · dv ދެކުނު އެފްރިކާ (country) · zu iNingizimu Afrika (country) · gd Afraga a Deas (country) · ha Afirka ta Kudu (country) · eo Sud-Afriko (country) · fkv Etelä-Aafrikka (country) · sk Južná Afrika (country) · nv Kéyah Naakai Łizhinii Bikéyah Shádiʼááhjí Siʼánígíí (country) · gl Suráfrica (country) · la Africa Australis (country) · ms Afrika Selatan (country) · ca Àfrica del Sud (country) · ro Africa de Sud (country) · et LAV (country) · ve Afurika Tshipembe (country) · ja 南アフリカ (country) · eu Hego Afrika (country) · sl Južna Afrika (country) · lt Pietų Afrika (country) · et Lõuna-Aafrika (country) · af Suid-Afrika (country) · id Afrika Selatan (country) · pdc Saut Afrikaa (country) · nl Zuid-Afrika (country) · yo Ariwa Afirika (country) · st Afrika Borwa (country) · se Mátta-Afrihká (country) · nn Sør-Afrika (country) · vls Zuud-Afrika (country) · vec Sudàfrica (country) · mn ᠡᠮᠦᠨᠡᠳᠦ ᠠᠹᠷᠢᠺᠠ (country) · cmn 南非 (country) · sh Ју̏жна̄ А̀фрика (country) · ur جَنُوبی اَفْرِیقَہ (country) · bo ལྷོ་ཨ་ཧྥེ་རི་ཁ། (country) · sq Afrikë Jugore (country) · ts Afrika-Dzonga (country) · lo ອາຟຣິກກາໃຕ້ (country) · wo Afrig gu Bëj-saalum (country) · tt Көньяк Африка (country) · ia Africa del Sud (country) · lo ອາຟະລິກໃຕ້ (country) · tg Африқои Ҷанубӣ (country) · ne दक्षिण अफ्रिका (country) · stq Suud-Afrikoa (country) · ur جُنُوبی اَفْرِیقَہ (country) · bn দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা (country) · haw ʻApelika Hema (country) · hy Հարավային Աֆրիկա (country) · ee Anyiehe Afrika (country) · is Suður-Afríka (country) · bar Sidafrika (country) · rar ʻĀperika Tonga (country) · fa-cls آفْرِیقَایِ جَنُوبِی (country) · sh Jȕžnā Àfrika (country) · ar جَنُوب أَفْرِيقْيَا (country) · ky Түштүк Африка (country) · ps سويلي افريقا (country) · nds-de Süüdafrika (country) · ja 南ア (country) · be Паўднёвая А́фрыка (country) · cv Кӑнтӑр Африка (country) · cs Jižní Afrika (country) · cy De Affrica (country) · sc Sudàfrica (country) · yi דרום אַפֿריקע (country) · ar أَفْرِيقِيَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة (country) · uk Півде́нна А́фрика (country) · aii ܬܲܝܡܲܢ ܐܲܦܪܝܼܩܵܐ (country) · hi दक्षिण अफ़्रीका (country) · it Sudafrica (country) · la Africa Meridionalis (country) · scn Sudàfrica (country) · tr Güney Afrika (country) · uz Janubiy Ofriqo (country) · km អាហ្វ្រិកខាងត្បូង (country) · jv Afrika Kidul (country) · hi साउथ अफ़्रीका (country) · ban Afrika Kelod (country) · vo Sulüdafrikän (country) · el Νότια Αφρική (country) · ab Аладатәи Африка (country) · pl Afryka Południowa (country) · mg Afrika Atsimo (country) · lb Südafrika (country) · za Nanzfeih (country) · sw Afrika Kusini (country) · om Afrikaa Kibbaa (country) · pt África do Sul (country) · scn Àfrica dû Sud (country) · tk Günorta Afrika (country) · kl Afrika Kujalleq (country) · zea Zuud-Afrika (country) · sq Afrika Jugore (country) · nso Afrika Borwa (country) · sv Sydafrika (country) · prs آفْرِیقَایِ جَنُوبِی (country) · su Afrika Kidul (country) · gd Poblachd Afraga a Deas (country) · ko 남아프리카 (country) · es Sudáfrica (country) · lo ອາຝະລິກາໃຕ້ (country) · bg Ю́жна А́фрика (country) · th แอฟริกาใต้ (country) · mt is-Sud Afrika (country) · so Koonfur Afrika (country) · fo Suðurafrika (country) · ta தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா (country) · ca Sud-àfrica (country) · ro Африка де Суд (country) · ka სამხრეთი აფრიკა (country) · yue 南非 (country) · hu Dél-afrikai Köztársaság (country) · fa-ira آفْریقایِ جُنوبی (country) · ga an Afraic Theas (country) · de Südafrika (country) · tn Aforika Borwa (country) · ur ساؤُتھ اَفْرِیقَہ (country) · gl África do Sur (country) · am ደቡብ አፍሪካ (country) · fr Afrique du Sud (country) · ko 남아공 (country) · lo ອາຟຣິກາໃຕ້ (country) · ba Көньяҡ Африка (country) · mn Өмнөд Африк (country) · sco Sooth Africae (country) · naq ǁHui!gaeb (country) · vi Nam Phi (country) · fy Súd-Afrika (country) · mi Āwherika ki te Tonga (country) · gv Yn Affrick Yiass (country) · lv Dienvidāfrika (country) · ast Sudáfrica (country) · bew Aprika Kidul (country) · rm Africa dal Sid (country) · kk Оңтүстік Африка (country) · te దక్షిణాఫ్రికా (country) · co Sudafrica (country) · nb Sør-Afrika (country) · mt l-Afrika t’Isfel (country) · az Cənubi Afrika (country) · ti ደቡብ ኣፍሪቃ (country) · hak 南非 (country) · qu Urin Aprika (country) · niu Aferika Toga (country) · kmr Afrîka Başûr (country) · he דְּרוֹם אַפְרִיקָה (country) · tl Timog Aprika (country) · ug جەنۇبىي ئافرىقا (country) · lo ອາຟຣິກໃຕ້ (country) · mk Јужна Африка (country) · wuu 南非 (country) · nan-hbl 南非 (country) · da Sydafrika (country) · fi Etelä-Afrikka (country) · br Suafrika (country) · si දකුණු අප්රිකාව (country) · li Zuid-Afrika (country)