The Call of South Africa

proper noun

A former national anthem of South Africa, created during the 1920s and used from the 1930s to the 1990s.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A former national anthem of South Africa, created during the 1920s and used from the 1930s to the 1990s.

    Synonyms: apartheid anthem, Die Stem

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former national anthem of South Africa, created during the 1920s and used from the 1930s to the 1990s.

Origin

  1. AfrikaansDie Stem van Suid-Afrika
  2. EnglishThe Call of South Africa

Calque of Afrikaans Die Stem van Suid-Afrika

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Translations

Afrikaans Die Stem van Suid-Afrika
  • Die Stem van Suid-Afrikaa former national anthem of South Africa
Arabic نداء جنوب أفريقيا
  • نداء جنوب أفريقياa former national anthem of South Africa
Chinese Mandarin 南非的呼喚 /南非的呼唤
  • 南非的呼喚 /南非的呼唤 (Nánfēi de hūhuàn)a former national anthem of South Africa
Dutch De Stem van Zuid-Afrika
  • De Stem van Zuid-Afrikaa former national anthem of South Africa
Finnish Etelä-Afrikan kutsu
  • Etelä-Afrikan kutsua former national anthem of South Africa
French L'Appel de l'Afrique du Sud
  • L'Appel de l'Afrique du Suda former national anthem of South Africa
German Die Stimme Südafrikas
  • Die Stimme Südafrikasa former national anthem of South Africa
Hebrew הקול של דרום אפריקה
  • הקול של דרום אפריקהa former national anthem of South Africa
Italian La chiamata del Sud-Africa
  • La chiamata del Sud-Africaa former national anthem of South Africa
Japanese 南アフリカの呼び声
  • 南アフリカの呼び声a former national anthem of South Africa
Korean 남아프리카의 외침
  • 남아프리카의 외침 (namapeurika-ui oechim)a former national anthem of South Africa
Portuguese O Chamado da África do Sul
  • O Chamado da África do Sula former national anthem of South Africa
Russian Голос Южной Африки
  • Голос Южной Африки (Golos Južnoj Afriki)a former national anthem of South Africa
Spanish La Llamada de Sudáfrica
  • La Llamada de Sudáfricaa former national anthem of South Africa
Swedish Sydafrikas rop
  • Sydafrikas ropa former national anthem of South Africa
Thai เสียงเพรียกแห่งแอฟริกาใต้
  • เสียงเพรียกแห่งแอฟริกาใต้a former national anthem of South Africa
Vietnamese Tiếng gọi Nam Phi
  • Tiếng gọi Nam Phia former national anthem of South Africa
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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