| 单词 | rainbow nation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrainbow nation rainbow nation n. (also with capital initials) a multiracial or multicultural nation; spec. South Africa in the post-apartheid era. ΚΠ 1992 Chicago Tribune 16 Feb. iv. 3/4 I find the idea of a multicultural or ‘rainbow’ nation unconvincing. 1994 N. Mandela in Chicago Tribune 10 May 1 We shall build the society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall,..assured of their inalienable right to human dignity—a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world. 2001 Telewest Cable Guide Jan. 25/1 This month finds your gregarious gourmand in the rainbow nation of South Africa. 2014 K. L. Seegers tr. D. Meyer Cobra (2015) lx. 358 ‘We are the South African Police Service’,..‘And what a splendid representation of the Rainbow Nation you are.’ < as lemmas |
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