单词 | south african |
释义 | South Africanadj.n. A. adj. Of or relating to southern Africa or its inhabitants; (now) spec. of or relating to South Africa or its inhabitants. This area of southernmost Africa consisted in the 19th cent. of a group of British, Boer, and African tribal territories; in 1910, following long negotiations after the British victory in the Boer war (1899–1902), these territories were united as the Union of South Africa. South Africa became a republic in 1961. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Southern Africa > South Africa South African1787 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions Angolan1625 South African1787 Malay1811 Ciskeian1848 Zambian1959 Zimbabwean1961 Namibian1968 Sowetan1977 1787 W. Combe Anderson's Hist. Origin Commerce (rev. ed.) III. Index to bk. i Solomon, King of Israel and Judah,..increases the Indian and South-African trade. 1824 (title of newspaper) The South African commercial advertiser. 1838 W. B. Boyce Notes S. Afr. Affairs p. xv Much of the misrepresentation of South African affairs, arises from the fact, that the Colonists labour under the..disadvantage of being..unconnected with the powerful interests, which in England press the claims of the Colonists of other British dependencies upon the attention of Parliament and the Public. 1876 in J. Flint Cecil Rhodes (1976) iii. 39 Lord Carnarvon's South African policy. 1894 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. II. 70 The pretty little South-African weasel (Pœcilogale albinucha). 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 8 The words of Portuguese, Indian, and Malay origin, still current in South African Dutch. 1923 D. A. Mackenzie Myths China & Japan vi. 71 The famous secretary bird..is nowadays domesticated by South African farmers so as to keep down snakes. 1967 L. Meynell Mauve Front Door v. 64 South African sherry was absolutely right on that evening. 1978 J. Branford in Dict. S. Afr. Eng. p. xi South African English..is in every sense, culturally, lexically, grammatically and phonologically, a ‘mixed bag’. 2006 Zest Jan. 95 Try mint after lunch to soothe your stomach, and rooibos (a South African tea) mid afternoon. B. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of southern Africa; (now) spec. a native or inhabitant of South Africa. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Angolan1600 Angola1653 Malay1765 South African1806 Ngwaketsea1832 bushboya1834 Kapenaar1834 Transkeian1847 bosch-man1849 Natalian1850 burgher1879 Transvaaler1887 veldman1895 Rhodesian1897 Vaalpens1899 backvelder1911 plattelander1934 southwester1960 Zimbabwean1961 Zambian1963 Botswanian1966 Botswanan1967 Namibian1968 Ciskeian1973 Sowetan1974 1806 J. W. Janssens Let. 17 Jan. in G. M. Theal Rec. Cape Colony (1899) V. 298 The interest of the few unfortunate Men who I have the Honor to command, that of the brave and good Dutch South Africans,..put me under the necessity to accept the painful conditions. 1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River p. v I would specially direct attention to that part..which describes the results of the past contact of Europeans with South Africans. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Jan. 7/1 The question as to the name by which children born at the Cape shouild be called is exercising some attention in the colony... For my part, says a writer in the Cape Argus, I cannot see what bars the way to ‘South African’... ‘South African’ should be the common property of English and Dutch. 1897 G. A. Parker S. Afr. Sports p. xiii I am glad of this opportunity of dedicating this, the first compilation relating to South African sports, to the foremost South African [sc. Cecil Rhodes], and one who has for many years encouraged outdoor games with characteristic liberality. 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 3 As South Africans our lot is cast in a country which..is quite young. 1949 E. Pound Pisan Cantos (new ed.) lxxx. 92 And persuaded an Aussie or Zealander or S. African To kneel with him in prayer. 1978 J. Branford Dict. S. Afr. Eng. p. xiii This text..has been written for South Africans of all racial groups. 2003 A. Sparks Beyond Miracle iv. 43 As black South Africans have moved in from the townships, they have moved up, enjoying a new social and economic mobility undreamed of before. 2. Something made in or relating to southern Africa or South Africa; esp. a South African wine, sherry, or brandy.In quot. 1902: South African mining shares.With quot. 1930, cf. Rhodesian n.1 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > wines of other regions > [noun] > South Africa Constantia1785 Pontac1812 South African1861 1861 Draper & Clothier Mar. 40/1 The wholesale have abundant time to lounge and drink the South African, and imagine we retailers have an equally abandoned taste. 1873 R. Druitt Rep. Cheap Wines (rev. ed.) xviii. 168 They are flat, more or less luscious, and destitute of wine flavour. This is the case with the South African. 1902 Scotsman 4 Apr. 2/5 Yesterday's buyers of South Africans appear to have been misled by the demand which was then reported from the Continent. 1930 Economist 8 Nov. 866/2 South Africans [sc. shares] remained firm. 1969 Guardian 24 Oct. 9/5 You will need some medium-dry sherry... You could go for a good South African at about £1. 2008 O. Clarke 101 Best White & Rosé Wines 98 Well-chosen Chileans, Argentinians and South Africans sit alongside good stuff from all over France, Spain and Italy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1787 |
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