Southern Africa

proper noun

A geographic region comprising the southern part of Africa; always including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and sometimes also Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A geographic region comprising the southern part of Africa; always including South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and sometimes also Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  2. nonstandardSouth Africa.

Translations

Afrikaans Suider-Afrika
  • Suider-Afrikasouthern part of the continent of Africa
Chinese Mandarin 南部非洲, 南非
  • 南部非洲 (Nánbù Fēizhōu)southern part of the continent of Africa
  • 南非 (Nán Fēi)southern part of the continent of Africa
Dutch Zuidelijk Afrika
  • Zuidelijk Afrikasouthern part of the continent of Africa
Estonian Lõuna-Aafrika
  • Lõuna-Aafrikasouthern part of the continent of Africa
Finnish eteläinen Afrikka, Eteläinen Afrikka
  • eteläinen Afrikkasouthern part of the continent of Africa
  • Eteläinen Afrikkasouthern part of the continent of Africa
French Afrique australe
  • Afrique australesouthern part of the continent of Africa
Hungarian Dél-Afrika
  • Dél-Afrikasouthern part of the continent of Africa
Korean 남아프리카
  • 남아프리카 (namapeurika)southern part of the continent of Africa
Portuguese África Meridional
  • África Meridionalsouthern part of the continent of Africa
Spanish África Austral, África Meridional
  • África Australsouthern part of the continent of Africa
  • África Meridionalsouthern part of the continent of Africa
  • África Sureñasouthern part of the continent of Africa
  • Suráfricasouthern part of the continent of Africa
  • África del Sursouthern part of the continent of Africa
Swahili Afrika ya Kusini
  • Afrika ya Kusinisouthern part of the continent of Africa
Cite this entry
APA

Southern Africa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Africa

MLA

“Southern Africa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Africa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southern Africa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southern%20Africa.

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