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South African en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsaʊθˈaf.ɹɪ.kən/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From South Africa + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to South Africa, or the South African people.
    • Thus far, virtually every cinematic attempt to convey the outrages of South African life under apartheid has been diminished by its own good intentions and by a grim sameness that eradicates any element of surprise. 1989 September 20, Janet Maslin, “Review/Film; Sutherland Catches On To Apartheid Slowly”, in The New York Times:
    • He also had Ramaphosa sit through a video montage that included a clip of a demonstration featuring white crosses symbolizing South African farmers who were killed. 2025 May 21, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa”, in CNN:

Deriveds

South African ostrich · South African English · South African Standard Time · South African springhare

Synonyms

Sou'frican · Soufrican

Translations (38)

nl Zuid-Afrikaans (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · ga Afracach Theas (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · nn sørafrikansk (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · cs jihoafrický (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · fi eteläafrikkalainen (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · pl południowoafrykański (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · sh južnoàfričkī (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · es sudafricano (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · sk juhoafrický (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · uk південноафрика́нський (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · ast surafricanu (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · gl surafricano (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · de südafrikanisch (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · nb sørafrikansk (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · pt sul-africano (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · sl južnoafriški (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · ro sud-african (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · lv dienvidāfrikas (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · cy De-Affricanaidd (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · fr sud-africain (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · ast sudafricanu (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · sh јужноа̀фричкӣ (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · it sudafricano (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · sw Kiafrika Kusini (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · bn দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকীয় (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · ca sud-africà (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · fo suðurafrikanskur (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · be паўднёваафрыка́нскі (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · hu dél-afrikai (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · da sydafrikansk (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · mk јужноафрикански (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · bg южноафрика́нски (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · sh južnoafrikanski (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · ru южноафрика́нский (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · is suðurafrískur (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · sh јужноафрикански (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · lv dienvidāfrikānis (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa) · hi दक्षिण अफ़्रीकी (of, from, or pertaining to South Africa)

South African en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsaʊθˈaf.ɹɪ.kən/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From South Africa + -an.

Meanings

  1. A person from South Africa or of South African descent.
    • If dialogue is ever to have a chance, South Africans must find a way to turn away from violence in all its forms — the brutal violence of the sjambok 1989, United States Congress Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs, United States Policy Toward South Africa: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs, page 333:
    • During the meeting, Trump brandished printouts of what he said were reports about White South Africans being killed. 2025 May 21, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa”, in CNN:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
South Africans Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

sub-Saharan · African

Translations (63)

sk Juhoafričanka (person) · hu dél-afrikai (person) · ast sudafricana (person) · be паўднёваафрыка́нец (person) · is Suður-Afríkumaður (person) · pt sul-africano (person) · fo suðurafrikanari (person) · ru жи́тельница ЮАР (person) · sv sydafrikanska (person) · de Südafrikaner (person) · uk південноафрика́нець (person) · es sudafricano (person) · bn দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকী (person) · nl Zuid-Afrikaan (person) · gl surafricano (person) · uk південноафрика́нка (person) · nb sørafrikaner (person) · it sudafricana (person) · ast surafricanu (person) · ast sudafricanu (person) · ro sud-africană (person) · sh Južnoafrikanac (person) · sh Južnoafrikanka (person) · nn sørafrikan (person) · nl Zuid-Afrikaanse (person) · pt sul-africana (person) · pl Południowoafrykanka (person) · bg южноафрика́нка (person) · hi दक्षिण अफ़्रीकी (person) · mk Јужноафриканка (person) · ja 南アフリカ人 (person) · ru южноафрика́нка (person) · it sudafricano (person) · sl Južnoafričanka (person) · fo suðurafrikani (person) · ca sud-africà (person) · tr Güney Afrikalı (person) · sh Јужноафриканац (person) · sw Mwafrika Kusini (person) · cmn 南非人 (person) · fi eteläafrikkalainen (person) · pl Południowoafrykańczyk (person) · cs Jihoafričan (person) · fr Sud-Africaine (person) · sv sydafrikan (person) · nn sørafrikanar (person) · da sydafrikaner (person) · ga Afracach Theas (person) · cs Jihoafričanka (person) · be паўднёваафрыка́нка (person) · ro sud-africancă (person) · de Südafrikanerin (person) · sk Juhoafričan (person) · fr Sud-Africain (person) · sl Južnoafričan (person) · mk Јужноафриканец (person) · ro sud-african (person) · ru южноафрика́нец (person) · sh Јужноафриканка (person) · es sudafricana (person) · ast surafricana (person) · ru жи́тель ЮАР (person) · bg южноафрика́нец (person)