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Rainbow Nation

Rainbow Nation proper noun: south Africa after the end of apartheid.

Proper noun

Rainbow Nation

  1. South Africa after the end of apartheid

Origin of Rainbow Nation

Coined by South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu in 1994.

Questions about Rainbow Nation

What does Rainbow Nation mean?
Rainbow Nation means south Africa after the end of apartheid.
What part of speech is Rainbow Nation?
Rainbow Nation is a proper noun.

Words near Rainbow Nation in the dictionary

  1. rainbow lorikeet
  2. rainbow lorikeets
  3. rainbow mafia
  4. rainbow mantis shrimp
  5. rainbow mantis shrimps
  6. Rainbow Nation
  7. rainbow obsidian
  8. rainbow obsidians
  9. rainbow parties
  10. rainbow party
  11. rainbow perch

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