South Africa
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South Africa
- /ˌsaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə/ US, UK
- /ˌsawθ ˈafɹɪkə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˌsæɔθ ˈæfɹɪkə/ Australia
- /ˌsæʊθ ˈɛfɹɪkə/ New Zealand
- /ˌsʌʊθ ˈafɹɪkə/ Scotland
- [sɑɤ̯ˈθɛ̞frɘkə] General South African
Rhymes with -æfɹɪkə
Where it comes from
From Union of South Africa, the country's former official name, referring to its origin from the unification of four formerly separate British colonies.
proper noun
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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.
Similar: Republic of South Africa, Mzansi, Azania, Soufrica, SA
- Southern Africa (a region of Africa). With the exception of the Portuguese Colonies, the Journal is franked to all parts of South Africa.
Translations
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name country
| Español | Sudáfrica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 남아프리카 Namapeurika, 남아공 Namagong |
| 日本語 | 南アフリカ Minami Afurika, 南ア Nan'a |
| 中文 | 南非 Nánfēi |
| हिन्दी | दक्षिण अफ़्रीका dakṣiṇ afrīkā, साउथ अफ़्रीका sāuth afrīkā |
| Kiswahili | Afrika Kusini |
| Português | África do Sul |
| Français | Afrique du Sud |
| Deutsch | Südafrika |
| Italiano | Sudafrica |
| Ελληνικά | Νότια Αφρική Nótia Afrikí |
| Română | Africa de Sud |
| Русский | Ю́жная А́фрика Júžnaja Áfrika |
| Tiếng Việt | Nam Phi |
| العربية | جَنُوب أَفْرِيقْيَا janūb ʔafrīqyā, أَفْرِيقِيَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة ʔafrīqiyā l-janūbiyya |
| עברית | דְּרוֹם אַפְרִיקָה drom áfrika |
Talk about this word "South Africa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/south%20africa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. South Africa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/south%20africa "South Africa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/south%20africa.Cite this
@misc{south_africa_2026,
title = {South Africa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/south%20africa},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
