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.

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How to use South African in a sentence

  • South African railways enjoy one great advantage—cheap coal for their engines.

  • They were used largely in the South African War, because we had taken all the enemy's guns from him.

  • So here is a theory which South African practice proved to be more often wrong than right being treated as an axiom at Gallipoli!

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

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

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