Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

southern african

English answer:

southern part of the African continent

Added to glossary by anok (X)
Nov 1, 2006 15:11
17 yrs ago
English term

southern african

English Other Geography
Hi, does this adjective refer to the country of South Africa or to the whole of the southern part of the African continent?
Thank you in advance
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southern part of the African continent

is what I think is meant here

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Note added at 34 mins (2006-11-01 15:46:01 GMT)
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a google search for "Southern African" yields nearly 4 million hits, so it does appear to be an established term for that region of the world
Peer comment(s):

agree Trudy Peters : would be my guess, too, w/o more context
5 mins
agree Jack Doughty
6 mins
agree R. Alex Jenkins
17 mins
agree Alexander Demyanov
19 mins
agree David Moore (X) : assuming correct usage...(if it's not, it's an own goal!!)
23 mins
agree Armorel Young : because something relating to the country of South Africa would be South African (e.g. "South African wine").
28 mins
agree niczav : Definitely an established term
30 mins
agree Rachel Fell
39 mins
agree ErichEko ⟹⭐
41 mins
agree Sonia Gomes
1 hr
agree Suzan Hamer
2 hrs
agree Will Matter : with Armorel
2 hrs
agree gioielli
4 hrs
agree Charlesp
4 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
4 hrs
agree William [Bill] Gray : Absolutely agree with all the above!
4 hrs
agree Alp Berker
6 hrs
agree conejo
7 hrs
agree Roman Bardachev : Armorel said it best
9 hrs
agree Sophia Finos (X)
11 hrs
agree Robert Fox
18 hrs
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