Mzansin.

Brit.

/(ə)mˈzʌn(t)si/,

/(ə)mˈzʌnzi/, U.S.

/(ə)mˈzɑn(t)si/,

/(ə)mˈzɑnzi/, South African English

/(ə)mˈzʌnzi/,

/(ə)mˈzʌn(t)si/

Forms: 1900s– Mzantsi, 2000s– Mzansi, 2000s– Mzanzi.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name uMzantsi.

Etymology: < Xhosa uMzantsi colloquial name of South Africa (more fully uMzantsi Afrika, the name of South Africa), specific use of umzantsi < um-, singular class prefix + -zantsi low, south, cognate with Zulu -zansi low (in e.g. ezansi low country, umzansi south-east wind, lower part of the body); compare (perhaps after Xhosa) Zulu uMzansi, colloquial name for South Africa.

South African colloquial.

(A name for) South Africa. Also: South African people collectively; the South African nation.

ΚΠ

1999 Pace (Johannesburg) July 58/2 It seems Jonah is not the only overseas star who got hooked in Mzantsi. Actor Malik Yoba, who stars in a popular TV drama..visited South Africa some months ago... He keeps coming back.

2001 allafrica.com 7 May (Internet Archive Wayback Machine 16 May 2001) At the April Zone VI championships in Mzansi, Botswana's boxers clinched second place.

2007 N. Mhlongo After Tears xvi. 125 How can you get a job without qualifications? There is no way, not here in Mzansi anyway.

2018 Sunday Independent (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 18 Feb. 12 Mzansi woke to the news of Jacob Zuma's resignation.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mzansi
释义	Mzansin. Brit. /(ə)mˈzʌn(t)si/, /(ə)mˈzʌnzi/, U.S. /(ə)mˈzɑn(t)si/, /(ə)mˈzɑnzi/, South African English /(ə)mˈzʌnzi/, /(ə)mˈzʌn(t)si/ Forms: 1900s– Mzantsi, 2000s– Mzansi, 2000s– Mzanzi. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name uMzantsi. Etymology: < Xhosa uMzantsi colloquial name of South Africa (more fully uMzantsi Afrika, the name of South Africa), specific use of umzantsi < um-, singular class prefix + -zantsi low, south, cognate with Zulu -zansi low (in e.g. ezansi low country, umzansi south-east wind, lower part of the body); compare (perhaps after Xhosa) Zulu uMzansi, colloquial name for South Africa. South African colloquial. (A name for) South Africa. Also: South African people collectively; the South African nation. ΚΠ 1999 Pace (Johannesburg) July 58/2 It seems Jonah is not the only overseas star who got hooked in Mzantsi. Actor Malik Yoba, who stars in a popular TV drama..visited South Africa some months ago... He keeps coming back. 2001 allafrica.com 7 May (Internet Archive Wayback Machine 16 May 2001) At the April Zone VI championships in Mzansi, Botswana's boxers clinched second place. 2007 N. Mhlongo After Tears xvi. 125 How can you get a job without qualifications? There is no way, not here in Mzansi anyway. 2018 Sunday Independent (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 18 Feb. 12 Mzansi woke to the news of Jacob Zuma's resignation. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1999
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