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South African

adjective

  1. of southern Africa.
  2. of the Republic of South Africa.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of South Africa, especially one of European descent.

South African

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Republic of South Africa, its inhabitants, or any of their languages


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of South Africa

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Example Sentences

Princess Charlene of Monaco, the athletic, South African bride of Prince Albert, is also with child.

Two have something in common with Flight 370: The South African 747 and the Air France A330 both ended up in very deep water.

The aircraft stops once to clear South African customs, then flies on to Botswana.

Trey was born on a cold February morning the same week Nelson Mandela walked out of a South African prison after 26 years.

The Pistorius trial is to a periwigged South African judge, Thokozile Masipa, assisted by two advisers.

South African railways enjoy one great advantage—cheap coal for their engines.

They were used largely in the South African War, because we had taken all the enemy's guns from him.

So here is a theory which South African practice proved to be more often wrong than right being treated as an axiom at Gallipoli!

Many South African rivers rise to highest flood, to fall again within a few hours, and such an one this appeared to be.

The “water-horse,” as described, is often brought into requisition by the Caffres and other South African natives.

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