South Africa
Republic of South Africa, a country in southern Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- Formerly Union of South Africa .
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How to use South Africa in a sentence
They analyzed the soft chirps of mole-rats in captivity, both in Berlin and half a world away, at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Like humans, naked mole-rats have regional accents | Rahul Rao | February 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe vaccine was more than 80 percent effective at preventing severe illness in South Africa.
FDA review confirms safety, efficacy of single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, especially against severe cases | Carolyn Y. Johnson, Laurie McGinley | February 24, 2021 | Washington PostSince 2014, the contest has crowned winners from South Africa and Ghana.
BDS is modeled on the successful boycott campaign that targeted Apartheid South Africa.
“I don’t see why South Africa and Kenya can’t produce vaccines and why Ethiopia and Botswana can’t finish and fill,” says Bloom.
Why a failure to vaccinate the world will put us all at risk | Niall Firth | February 13, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Remember, this is a show that has a viewership of millions; even here in South Africa, we know who Kimmel is.
Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.
These Female Contemporaries Weren’t Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Louisa Treger | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the same interview with the Guardian, he started a diplomatic war with South Africa.
A girl from South Africa, with short hair and a sour face marrying the Prince?
She has made little secret of the fact she would rather be back in South Africa, or London, or Paris, or anywhere but Monaco.
The winter of 1897-98 was spent by Mr. Kipling and his family, accompanied by his father, in South Africa.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingLater on he went to South Africa, where in the diamond mines he met with great success and made a large fortune.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIn South Africa gold and diamonds are plentiful; and Newfoundland has wonderful deposits of iron ore.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowI have now been in India for over two years and a half after my return from South Africa.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiThe latest news from South Africa would seem to show that Beyers are sometimes sold.
British Dictionary definitions for South Africa
Republic of South Africa a republic occupying the southernmost part of the African continent: the Dutch Cape Colony (1652) was acquired by Britain in 1806 and British victory in the Boer War resulted in the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, which became a republic in 1961; implementation of the apartheid system began in 1948 and was abolished, following an intense civil rights campaign, in 1993, with multiracial elections held in 1994; a member of the Commonwealth, it withdrew in 1961 but was re-admitted in 1994. Mainly plateau with mountains in the south and east. Mineral production includes gold, diamonds, coal, and copper. Official languages: Afrikaans; English; Ndebele; Pedi; South Sotho; Swazi; Tsonga; Tswana; Venda; Xhosa; Zulu. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: rand. Capitals: Cape Town (legislative), Pretoria (administrative), Bloemfontein (judicial). Pop: 48 601 098 (2013 est). Area: 1 221 044 sq km (471 445 sq miles): Former name (1910–61): Union of South Africa
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Cultural definitions for South Africa
Officially the Republic of South Africa, a nation at the southern tip of Africa spanning the Cape of Good Hope where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Indian Ocean. It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe to the north, and Mozambique to the northeast. Its capitals are Pretoria for its administrative government and Cape Town for its legislature. (See also Johannesburg.)
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