Azania

American  

[uh-zey-nee-uh, uh-zeyn-yuh] / əˈzeɪ ni ə, əˈzeɪn jə /

noun

1. the Indigenous name applied to South Africa by Indigenous Black nationalists or liberationists.

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Azania British  

/ əˈzɑːnjə, əˈzɑːnɪə /

noun

1. another name for South Africa

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Other Word Forms

• Azanian
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Azania

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin Azānius “pertaining to a region in Ethiopia or between Kenya and Tanzania, Azanian,” from Greek Azanía