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springbok

UK/ˈspɹɪŋ.bɒk//ˈspɹɪŋ.bɔk/

springbok noun: a small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.

springbok: a small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis
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Noun (1)

springbok (plural springbok or springboks)

  1. A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.

Noun (2) capitalized: Springbok

Springbok (countable and uncountable, plural Springboks)

  1. (countable) A member of South Africa's national rugby union team ("the Springboks").
  2. A town in Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa.
  3. A locality in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

springbok meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

springbok in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

springbok in Arabic

Antidorcas marsupialis
قَوْفَز qawfaz

springbok in Persian

Antidorcas marsupialis
غزال آفریقائی ġazâl-e âfriqâ'i

Forms of springbok

pluralspringbok
pluralspringboks
alternative formspringbuck
pluralSpringboks

Plural of springbok: springbok or springboks

Origin of springbok

Borrowed from Afrikaans springbok, from Dutch springbok, from springen (“to jump, spring”) + bok (“buck, billy goat, antelope”).

Words formed from springbok

Questions about springbok

What does springbok mean?
Springbok means a small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
What is springbok in Tamil?
Springbok in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Springbok meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is springbok?
Springbok is a noun.
How do you pronounce springbok?
Springbok is pronounced /ˈspɹɪŋ.bɒk/ (UK).
What is the plural of springbok?
The plural of springbok is springbok.

Words near springbok in the dictionary

  1. springboards
  2. springboc
  3. springbock
  4. springbocks
  5. springbocs
  6. springbok
  7. Springbokkie
  8. springboks
  9. Springborn
  10. springborne
  11. Springborns

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: springbok (page history and authors); Springbok (page history and authors); springbok (Tamil 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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