Azanian

British  

/ əˈzɑːnɪən, əˈzɑːnjən /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Azania (another name used esp by many Black political activists for South Africa)

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adjective

1. of or relating to Azania

Example Sentences

This occurred despite the formation, a month before, of the Patriotic Front, an alliance of the ANC, the PAC, and the Azanian People’s Organization around a declaration of common goals.

From Literature

I remembered when I was one of thousands of young students who packed these very wooden benches listening to anti-apartheid activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Azanian People's Organisation's Seth Cooper.

From BBC

So does the Azanian People's Organization, a small black- consciousness group.

From Time Magazine Archive

Following Mandela's release, A.N.C. members disparaged smaller rival organizations such as the Pan Africanist Congress and the Azanian People's Organization.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among Vlok's targets were the United Democratic Front, the large antigovernment umbrella organization with more than 600 township affiliates claiming 2 million members nationwide; the Azanian People's Organization, an all-black radical group; the Detainees Parents' Support Committee; the Release Mandela Committee; and several youth and civic groups.

From Time Magazine Archive