rainbow nation
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of rainbow nation
C20: coined by Nelson Mandela following the end of apartheid
Example Sentences
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Still, it is becoming more challenging to sustain the belief that South Africa - this charming, troubled, rainbow nation - will simply continue to muddle, endlessly, through.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023
Ms. Witbooi’s activism straddled South Africa’s transition from racist pariah to the so-called rainbow nation it became in 1994 after the election of Nelson Mandela as president.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2023
If all the advantages of the rainbow nation – stunning landscape and wildlife, massive mineral resources and a youthful population – are represented here, then so too are all its problems.
From The Guardian • Oct. 17, 2018
“South Africa is a rainbow nation for me,” said Semenya, who carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2018
Tangasha was part of the generation that would profit from the rainbow nation, his grandmother remembers thinking.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2016
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