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South africa

//ˌsaʊθ ˈæf.ɹɪ.kə// name

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  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    Southern Africa (a region of Africa). nonstandard

    "With the exception of the Portuguese Colonies, the Journal is franked to all parts of South Africa."

Etymology

From Union of South Africa, the country's former official name, referring to its origin from the unification of four formerly separate British colonies.

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