mzansi

mzansi
I
South African Slang
Origin: Xhosa, Zulu and the other Nguni Languages
South Africa ("uMzantsi" in Xhosa means "south")
II
South African Slang
Origin: Kasi / township slang
A common term which means South Africa.
from the isiXhosa words, Mzantsi Afrika.

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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