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Mzansi

Mzansi proper noun: south Africa.

Proper noun

Mzansi

  1. (South Africa, colloquial) South Africa

Origin of Mzansi

From Xhosa umzantsi (“south of Africa”).

Questions about Mzansi

What does Mzansi mean?
Mzansi means south Africa.
What part of speech is Mzansi?
Mzansi is a proper noun.

Words near Mzansi in the dictionary

  1. myzozoan
  2. Myōken
  3. MZ
  4. Mzabite
  5. Mzabites
  6. Mzansi
  7. MZD
  8. MZDs
  9. mzee
  10. mzees
  11. MZM

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