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South African Republic

South African Republic proper noun: a former country in Southern Africa, the official English name of the Transvaal "Boer republic" state that existed from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.

Proper noun

the South African Republic

  1. A former country in Southern Africa, the official English name of the Transvaal "Boer republic" state that existed from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.
  2. (nonstandard) Synonym of Republic of South Africa.

Synonyms of South African Republic

Questions about South African Republic

What does South African Republic mean?
South African Republic means a former country in Southern Africa, the official English name of the Transvaal "Boer republic" state that existed from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.
What part of speech is South African Republic?
South African Republic is a proper noun.

Words near South African Republic in the dictionary

  1. South Aegean
  2. South Africa
  3. South African
  4. South African English
  5. South African ostrich
  6. South African Republic
  7. South African Sign Language
  8. South African springhare
  9. South African springhares
  10. South African Standard Time
  11. South Africanness

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