"South African" meaning in All languages combined

See South African on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌsaʊθˈaf.rɪ.kən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-South African.wav [US] Forms: South African [positive], more South African [comparative], most South African [superlative]
Etymology: South Africa + -an Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|South Africa|an}} South Africa + -an Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something or someone that is South African comes from South Africa.
    Sense id: simple-South_African-en-adj-qkJdreb6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -an

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌsaʊθˈaf.rɪ.kən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-South African.wav [US] Forms: South African [singular], South Africans [plural]
Etymology: South Africa + -an Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|South Africa|an}} South Africa + -an Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A South African is a person who comes from South Africa.
    Sense id: simple-South_African-en-noun-JLqugjPg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -an
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