republic of south africa

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsSouth Africa

   BroaderAfrican country

   Part ofAfricaBritish Commonwealth

   PartsNatalPretoriaCape TownJohannesburgKimberleyDurban

Questions about republic of south africa

What does republic of south africa mean?

republic of south africa means "a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)".

What is another word for republic of south africa?

Close synonyms include South Africa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is republic of south africa a common word?

republic of south africa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.