South Africa
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- proper noun
- /saʊθ ˈæfrɪkə/
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Sudáfrica
- Anne Landsman was born and raised in South Africa and moved to the United States in 1981.
- Apartheid in South Africa
- trade with South Africa
- invest in South Africa
Harvard didn't even divest from South Africa during the apartheid.
- Harvard didn't even divest from South Africa during the apartheid.
- So Joey, after our five months in South Africa, we went our separate way.
- So he united South Africa and the world with a rich man's sport.
- My name is Tempo from South Africa, Pretoria.
- So really South Africa should be building more coal-fired generation.
- And I said it's Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
- Liechtenstein, which is an absolute monarchy, South Africa, Surinam.
Examples
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There are at present 30 Japanese firms with offices in South Africa and 150 with marketing representatives.
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Indeed, only 20% of the general adult population of South Africa knows their HIV status.
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So Joey, after our five months in South Africa, we went our separate way.
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It's a small country in the heart of South Africa.
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I control the second largest mine in South Africa.
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Several recent murders in South Africa have complicated matters.
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He's based in South Africa and wanted my advice on his plan.
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For example, South Africa has a number of schemes that collectively reach nearly 12 million beneficiaries.
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The Jewish Museum was eye-opening; I was previously unaware of Jewish immigration to South Africa.
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The President of the Republic of South Africa delivered an important speech on national television.
Synonyms
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The official name for the country at the southern tip of Africa
Surface Forms
Morphology
South + Africa
The name 'South Africa' is transparently composed from 'South' (direction/region) + 'Africa' (continent), so its meaning as the southern part of Africa / the country is directly derivable from the constituents. This directional+place naming pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand it.
Etymology
South Africa gets its name from its place at the southern tip of the continent. The name is simply the words South and Africa put together to show this 'country' is in the south of Africa.