Meanings
plural South Africans
- A person from South Africa or of South African descent.
During the meeting, Trump brandished printouts of what he said were reports about White South Africans being killed.
2025 May 21, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa”, in CNN1 more example
If dialogue is ever to have a chance, South Africans must find a way to turn away from violence in all its forms — the brutal violence of the sjambok
1989, United States Congress Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs, United States Policy Toward South Africa: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on African Affairs, page 333
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to South Africa, or the South African people.
He also had Ramaphosa sit through a video montage that included a clip of a demonstration featuring white crosses symbolizing South African farmers who were killed.
2025 May 21, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa”, in CNN1 more example
Thus far, virtually every cinematic attempt to convey the outrages of South African life under apartheid has been diminished by its own good intentions and by a grim sameness that eradicates any element of surprise.
1989 September 20, Janet Maslin, “Review/Film; Sutherland Catches On To Apartheid Slowly”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: Soufrican, Sou'frican
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to South Africa, or the South African people.
Origin
Translations
Bengali দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকী, দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকীয়
- দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকী (dokkhin aphriki)person
- দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকীয় (dokkhin aphrikiẏo)of, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Bulgarian южноафрика́нец, южноафрика́нка
- южноафрика́нец (južnoafrikánec)person
- южноафрика́нка (južnoafrikánka)person
- южноафрика́нски (južnoafrikánski)of, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Catalan sud-africà, sud-africà
- sud-africàperson
- sud-africàof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Chinese Mandarin 南非人
- 南非人 (nánfēirén)person
Czech Jihoafričan, Jihoafričanka
- Jihoafričanperson
- Jihoafričankaperson
- jihoafrickýof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Danish sydafrikaner, sydafrikansk
- sydafrikanerperson
- sydafrikanskof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Dutch Zuid-Afrikaan, Zuid-Afrikaanse
- Zuid-Afrikaanperson
- Zuid-Afrikaanseperson
- Zuid-Afrikaansof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Finnish eteläafrikkalainen, eteläafrikkalainen
- eteläafrikkalainenperson
- eteläafrikkalainenof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
French Sud-Africain, Sud-Africaine
- Sud-Africainperson
- Sud-Africaineperson
- sud-africainof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
German Südafrikaner, Südafrikanerin
- Südafrikanerperson
- Südafrikanerinperson
- südafrikanischof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Hindi दक्षिण अफ़्रीकी, दक्षिण अफ़्रीकी
- दक्षिण अफ़्रीकी (dakṣiṇ afrīkī)person
- दक्षिण अफ़्रीकी (dakṣiṇ afrīkī)of, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Hungarian dél-afrikai, dél-afrikai
- dél-afrikaiperson
- dél-afrikaiof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Icelandic Suður-Afríkumaður, suðurafrískur
- Suður-Afríkumaðurperson
- suðurafrískurof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Irish Afracach Theas, Afracach Theas
- Afracach Theasperson
- Afracach Theasof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Italian sudafricano, sudafricana
- sudafricanoperson
- sudafricanaperson
- sudafricanoof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Japanese 南アフリカ人
- 南アフリカ人 (minamiafurikajin)person
Latvian dienvidāfrikas, dienvidāfrikānis
- dienvidāfrikasof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
- dienvidāfrikānisof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Norwegian Bokmål sørafrikaner, sørafrikansk
- sørafrikanerperson
- sørafrikanskof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Polish Południowoafrykańczyk, Południowoafrykanka
- Południowoafrykańczykperson
- Południowoafrykankaperson
- południowoafrykańskiof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Portuguese sul-africano, sul-africana
- sul-africanoperson
- sul-africanaperson
- sul-africanoof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Romanian sud-african, sud-africană
- sud-africanperson
- sud-africanăperson
- sud-africancăperson
- sud-africanof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Russian жи́тель ЮАР, жи́тельница ЮАР
- жи́тель ЮАР (žítelʹ JuAR)person
- жи́тельница ЮАР (žítelʹnica JuAR)person
- южноафрика́нец (južnoafrikánec)person
- южноафрика́нка (južnoafrikánka)person
- южноафрика́нский (južnoafrikánskij)of, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Slovak Juhoafričan, Juhoafričanka
- Juhoafričanperson
- Juhoafričankaperson
- juhoafrickýof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Spanish sudafricano, sudafricana
- sudafricanoperson
- sudafricanaperson
- sudafricanoof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Swahili Mwafrika Kusini, Kiafrika Kusini
- Mwafrika Kusiniperson
- Kiafrika Kusiniof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Swedish sydafrikan, sydafrikanska
- sydafrikanperson
- sydafrikanskaperson
Turkish Güney Afrikalı
- Güney Afrikalıperson
Ukrainian південноафрика́нець, південноафрика́нка
- південноафрика́нець (pivdennoafrykánecʹ)person
- південноафрика́нка (pivdennoafrykánka)person
- південноафрика́нський (pivdennoafrykánsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Welsh De-Affricanaidd
- De-Affricanaiddof, from, or pertaining to South Africa
Cite this entry
South African. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20African
“South African.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20African. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South African,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20African.
Source: South African on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.