Meanings
proper nounMbeki (plural Mbekis)
plural Mbekis
- A surname.
This scenario would hark back to the post-apartheid era when South Africa operated under a GNU to oversee the new constitution, led by Mandela as president and FW de Klerk and Thabo Mbeki as deputy presidents, between April 1994 and February 1997.
2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN
Origin
From Xhosa.
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Afrikaans Mbeki
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Dutch Mbeki
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APA
Mbeki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mbeki
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“Mbeki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mbeki. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mbeki,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mbeki.
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