Azania

American  

[uh-zey-nee-uh, uh-zeyn-yuh] / əˈzeɪ ni ə, əˈzeɪn yə /

noun

1. the Indigenous name applied to South Africa by Indigenous Black nationalists or liberationists.

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Azania British  

/ əˈzɑːnjə, əˈzɑːnɪə /

noun

1. another name for South Africa

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Azanian
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Azania

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin Azānius “pertaining to a region in Ethiopia or between Kenya and Tanzania, Azanian,” from Greek Azanía

Example Sentences

Some have even suggested changing the country's name to Azania.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

Great Britain player Azania Stewart broke down in tears when talking about the future for her sport in a recent BBC Sport interview.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2015

Ishmaelia Azania Buranda Kangan In which novel does an "alarmingly modern young man" work for the periodical The Current?

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2012

Author Waugh calls his imaginary African country "Azania," an independent island about the size of Madagascar but much farther north.

From Time Magazine Archive

After these is the region of Azania, in the which many Elephants are found.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard