South Africa
/ˌsaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə/
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British/ˌsawθ ˈafɹɪkə/
South Africa proper noun: a country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
Proper noun
South Africa
- 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
- Synonyms:
- 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.1901 March 15, The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 1, page 1
South Africa meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
South Africa in Hindi
- country
- दक्षिण अफ़्रीका dakṣiṇ afrīkā, साउथ अफ़्रीका sāuth afrīkā
South Africa in Tamil
- country
- தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா teṉṉāppirikkā
South Africa in Urdu
- country
- جُنُوبی اَفْرِیقَہ junūbī afrīqa, جَنُوبی اَفْرِیقَہ janūbī afrīqa, ساؤُتھ اَفْرِیقَہ sāuth afrīqa
South Africa in Bengali
- country
- দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা dokkhin aphrika
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- South Africa in Telugu
- దక్షిణాఫ్రికా dakṣiṇāphrikā
- South Africa in Kannada
- ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಆಫ್ರಿಕ
- South Africa in Sinhala
- දකුණු අප්රිකාව dakuṇu aprikāwa
- South Africa in Nepali
- दक्षिण अफ्रिका dakṣiṇ aphrikā
- South Africa in Pashto
- سويلي افريقا soeli afriqā
- South Africa in Tagalog
- Timog Aprika
- South Africa in Arabic
- جَنُوب أَفْرِيقْيَا janūb ʔafrīqyā, أَفْرِيقِيَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة ʔafrīqiyā l-janūbiyya
- South Africa in Malay
- Afrika Selatan
- South Africa in Indonesian
- Afrika Selatan
- South Africa in Thai
- แอฟริกาใต้ ɛ́p-frí-gaa-dtâai
- South Africa in Vietnamese
- Nam Phi
- South Africa in Myanmar
- တောင်အာဖရိက taung-ahpa.ri.ka.
- Dhivehi
- ދެކުނު އެފްރިކާ dekunu efrikā
Synonyms of South Africa
Origin of South Africa
From Union of South Africa, the country's former official name, referring to its origin from the unification of four formerly separate British colonies.
Words formed from South Africa
Words that rhyme with South Africa
Questions about South Africa
- What does South Africa mean?
- South Africa means a country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
- What is South Africa in Hindi?
- South Africa in Hindi is दक्षिण अफ़्रीका (dakṣiṇ afrīkā), साउथ अफ़्रीका (sāuth afrīkā). See South Africa meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is South Africa?
- South Africa is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce South Africa?
- South Africa is pronounced /ˌsaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə/ (UK).
Words near South Africa in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: South Africa (page history and authors); South Africa (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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