"South African Standard Time" meaning in All languages combined

See South African Standard Time on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From South African (“of, from, or pertaining to South Africa”) + standard time (“time as measured by synchronising clocks in different geographical locations within a specific area to the same time zone”). Coined 1903. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|South African|standard time|t1=of, from, or pertaining to South Africa|t2=time as measured by synchronising clocks in different geographical locations within a specific area to the same time zone}} South African (“of, from, or pertaining to South Africa”) + standard time (“time as measured by synchronising clocks in different geographical locations within a specific area to the same time zone”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=South African Standard Time}} South African Standard Time
  1. A time zone, two hours ahead of UTC, observed year-round by the countries of Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa; UTC+02:00. Wikipedia link: South African Standard Time Synonyms: SAST [abbreviation] Coordinate_terms: Central Africa Time, Central European Summer Time (english: summer time only), Eastern European Time, Egypt Standard Time, Israel Standard Time, West Africa Summer Time (english: summer time only)
    Sense id: en-South_African_Standard_Time-en-name-qdh2GZev Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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