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South African

adjective

  1. of southern Africa.

  2. of the Republic of South Africa.



noun

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

South African

adjective

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Shirt pulling then cost the South Africans a penalty and Togolese substitute Marouf Tchakei levelled by firing a low spot kick into the corner of the net.

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His Sharks team start their Champions Cup campaign at Toulouse on Sunday, 7 December before a home game against Saracens and South African derbies over the festive period.

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The early South African power told with an scrum penalty conceded by Wales prop Keiron Assiratti, who endured a torrid afternoon.

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In desperate voice notes to his family, the 40-year-old says he is part of a group of South Africans tricked into fighting in the war, and is desperate to return home.

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The South African government has consistently rejected such claims as widely discredited and lacking reliable evidence.

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