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South Africa, n.

a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
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Republic of South Africa South Africa

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derivationally related form

South African

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member of this domain (region)

trek lager, laager biltong People against Gangsterism and Drugs, PAGAD Qibla kopje, koppie kaffir, kafir, caffer, caffre mealie

member holonym

British Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Nations

instance hypernym

African country, African nation

part meronym

Natal, KwaZulu-Natal Pretoria, capital of South Africa Cape Town Johannesburg Kimberley Durban Free State, Orange Free State Transvaal Cape Province, Cape of Good Hope Province, Cape Colony Bloemfontein Soweto Kalahari, Kalahari Desert Limpopo, Crocodile River Orange, Orange River

part holonym

Africa

member meronym

Sotho Tswana, Bechuana, Batswana South African Xhosa