south africa South • south african · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · south africa · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers). Synonyms: South Africa, Republic of South Africa. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075