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Springbok

//ˈspɹɪŋ.bɔk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small, fast antelope native to southern Africa, Antidorcas marsupialis.
  2. 2
    A member of South Africa's national rugby union team ("the Springboks"). countable
  3. 3
    a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air wordnet
  4. 4
    A town in Namaqualand, Northern Cape province, South Africa. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A locality in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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