Meanings
- A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
The facts show that the genocide President Donald Trump suggests might be happening is not happening – and that crime against White farmers in South Africa represents a tiny fraction of the country’s overall crime.
2025 May 21, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump’s false suggestion of a ‘genocide’ against White farmers in South Africa”, in CNNSynonyms: Republic of South Africa, Mzansi, Azania, Soufrica, SA
- nonstandardSouthern Africa (a region of Africa).
With the exception of the Portuguese Colonies, the Journal is franked to all parts of South Africa.
1901 March 15, The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 1, page 1
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.
Origin
From Union of South Africa, the country's former official name, referring to its origin from the unification of four formerly separate British colonies.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Suid-Afrika
- Suid-Afrikacountry
Arabic جَنُوب أَفْرِيقْيَا, أَفْرِيقِيَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة
- جَنُوب أَفْرِيقْيَا (janūb ʔafrīqyā)country
- أَفْرِيقِيَا الْجَنُوبِيَّة (ʔafrīqiyā l-janūbiyya)country
Basque Hego Afrika
- Hego Afrikacountry
Bengali দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা
- দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা (dokkhin aphrika)country
Bulgarian Ю́жна А́фрика
- Ю́жна А́фрика (Júžna Áfrika)country
Catalan Sud-àfrica, Àfrica del Sud
- Sud-àfricacountry
- Àfrica del Sudcountry
Chinese Cantonese 南非
- 南非 (naam⁴ fei¹)country
Chinese Mandarin 南非
- 南非 (Nánfēi)country
Czech Jižní Afrika
- Jižní Afrikacountry
Danish Sydafrika
- Sydafrikacountry
Dutch Zuid-Afrika
- Zuid-Afrikacountry
Esperanto Sud-Afriko
- Sud-Afrikocountry
Estonian Lõuna-Aafrika, LAV
- Lõuna-Aafrikacountry
- LAVcountry
Finnish Etelä-Afrikka
- Etelä-Afrikkacountry
French Afrique du Sud
- Afrique du Sudcountry
German Südafrika
- Südafrikacountry
Greek Νότια Αφρική
- Νότια Αφρική (Nótia Afrikí)country
Hawaiian ʻApelika Hema
- ʻApelika Hemacountry
Hebrew דְּרוֹם אַפְרִיקָה
- דְּרוֹם אַפְרִיקָה (drom áfrika)country
Hindi दक्षिण अफ़्रीका, साउथ अफ़्रीका
- दक्षिण अफ़्रीका (dakṣiṇ afrīkā)country
- साउथ अफ़्रीका (sāuth afrīkā)country
Hungarian Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
- Dél-afrikai Köztársaságcountry
Icelandic Suður-Afríka
- Suður-Afríkacountry
Indonesian Afrika Selatan
- Afrika Selatancountry
Irish an Afraic Theas
- an Afraic Theascountry
Italian Sudafrica
- Sudafricacountry
Japanese 南アフリカ, 南ア
- 南アフリカ (Minami Afurika)country
- 南ア (Nan'a)country
Korean 남아프리카, 남아공
- 남아프리카 (Namapeurika)country
- 남아공 (Namagong)country
Latin Africa Australis, Africa Meridionalis
- Africa Australiscountry
- Africa Meridionaliscountry
Latvian Dienvidāfrika
- Dienvidāfrikacountry
Lithuanian Pietų Afrika
- Pietų Afrikacountry
Malay Afrika Selatan
- Afrika Selatancountry
Māori Āwherika ki te Tonga
- Āwherika ki te Tongacountry
Norwegian Bokmål Sør-Afrika
- Sør-Afrikacountry
Polish Afryka Południowa
- Afryka Południowacountry
Portuguese África do Sul
- África do Sulcountry
Romanian Africa de Sud, Африка де Суд
- Africa de Sudcountry
- Африка де Суд (Africa de Sud)country
Russian Ю́жная А́фрика
- Ю́жная А́фрика (Júžnaja Áfrika)country
Scottish Gaelic Afraga a Deas, Poblachd Afraga a Deas
- Afraga a Deascountry
- Poblachd Afraga a Deascountry
Slovak Južná Afrika
- Južná Afrikacountry
Spanish Sudáfrica
- Sudáfricacountry
Swahili Afrika Kusini
- Afrika Kusinicountry
Swedish Sydafrika
- Sydafrikacountry
Tagalog Timog Aprika
- Timog Aprikacountry
Tamil தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா
- தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா (teṉṉāppirikkā)country
Thai แอฟริกาใต้
- แอฟริกาใต้ (ɛ́p-frí-gaa-dtâai)country
Turkish Güney Afrika
- Güney Afrikacountry
Ukrainian Півде́нна А́фрика
- Півде́нна А́фрика (Pivdénna Áfryka)country
Urdu جُنُوبی اَفْرِیقَہ, جَنُوبی اَفْرِیقَہ
- جُنُوبی اَفْرِیقَہ (junūbī afrīqa)country
- جَنُوبی اَفْرِیقَہ (janūbī afrīqa)country
- ساؤُتھ اَفْرِیقَہ (sāuth afrīqa)country
Vietnamese Nam Phi
- Nam Phicountry
Welsh De Affrica
- De Affricacountry
Yiddish דרום אַפֿריקע
- דרום אַפֿריקע (dorem afrike)country
Zulu iNingizimu Afrika
- iNingizimu Afrikacountry
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with South Africa
All rhymes →Cite this entry
South Africa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Africa
“South Africa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Africa. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Africa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Africa.
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