South African

American  

adjective

1. of southern Africa.

2. of the Republic of South Africa.

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noun

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

South African British  

adjective

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

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noun

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

Example Sentences

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South African

Pressing the ICJ to lower the standard are the overlapping Gambian and South African legal teams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

D’Ieteren bought a majority stake in Belron in 1999 from the founding family and South African Breweries, before selling a 40% stake to U.S. private-equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

MUSINA, South Africa—For 13 years, Tinah Nemahunguni has been overseeing and operating machinery in the diamond-recovery plant at Venetia, the South African mine of diamond behemoth De Beers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

"We completely changed the way we grow avocados after learning from South African experts. Today we use raised beds, wider spacing and different planting methods because avocado roots are highly vulnerable to diseases," Bopaiah says.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Like most black South African parents, when it came to discipline my mom was old school.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah