South African

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adjective

of southern Africa.

of the Republic of South Africa.

noun

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

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Words nearby South African

soutenu, souter, souterrain, south, South Africa, South African, South African Dutch, South America, South American, South American Plate, South American Spanish

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How to use South African in a sentence

Princess Charlene of Monaco, the athletic, South African bride of Prince Albert, is also with child.
Princess Charlene's Monaco Nightmare|Tom Sykes|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two have something in common with Flight 370: The South African 747 and the Air France A330 both ended up in very deep water.
MH370 Debris Is Lost Forever, Can the Plane Be Found Without It?|Clive Irving|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The aircraft stops once to clear South African customs, then flies on to Botswana.
South Africa’s Great Rhino Airlift|Nina Strochlic|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Trey was born on a cold February morning the same week Nelson Mandela walked out of a South African prison after 26 years.
The Cost: What Stop and Frisk Does to a Young Man’s Soul|Rilla Askew|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Pistorius trial is to a periwigged South African judge, Thokozile Masipa, assisted by two advisers.
Pistorius’s Cross-Examination Could Have Been Grounds for a Mistrial in a U.S. Court|James D. Zirin|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
South African railways enjoy one great advantage—cheap coal for their engines.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
They were used largely in the South African War, because we had taken all the enemy's guns from him.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
So here is a theory which South African practice proved to be more often wrong than right being treated as an axiom at Gallipoli!
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
Many South African rivers rise to highest flood, to fall again within a few hours, and such an one this appeared to be.
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid
The “water-horse,” as described, is often brought into requisition by the Caffres and other South African natives.
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for South African

South African

adjective

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

noun

a native or inhabitant of the Republic of South Africa

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