 | English  | German |  |
 | geogr. Capetonian {adj} [from Cape Town (South Africa)] | aus Kapstadt [nachgestellt] |  |
 | econ. geogr. EMEA {adj} [Europe, the Middle East and Africa] | EMEA- [Europa, Naher Osten und Afrika] |  |
Nouns |
 | econ. geogr. EMEA [Europe, the Middle East and Africa] | 66 EMEA {f} [Europa, Naher Osten und Afrika] |  |
 | geogr. veld [in southern Africa] | 49 Steppe {f} |  |
 | geogr. veldt [in southern Africa] | 41 Steppe {f} |  |
 | urban township [in South Africa] | 40 Township {f} [von Farbigen bewohnte städtische Siedlung] |  |
 | hist. mil. askari [local soldier / policeman of a European colonial power in Africa] | Askari {m} |  |
 | Bangui [capital of Central Africa] | Bangui {n} [Hauptstadt der Zentralafrikanischen Republik] |  |
 | urban bidonville [on the outskirts of a city, e.g. in Africa] | Bidonville {n} [ugs. auch {f} {m}] |  |
 | bwana [in East Africa a respectful term of address for a man] | Herr {m} |  |
 | ethn. coloureds [Br.] [esp. in Southern Africa] | Coloureds {pl} [Personen nicht rein europ. oder afrikan. (Bantu) Abstammung, bes. im südl. Afrika] |  |
 | geogr. Edinburg [name of various places, e.g. in the U.S., South Africa] | Edinburg {n} [Name verschiedener Orte, z. B. in den USA, Südafrika] |  |
 | spec. enstoolment [West Africa] | Inthronisierung {f} |  |
 | fonduk [also: fondouk, funduck] [a business establishment, commercial warehouse, an inn or hotel in northern Africa] | Fonduk {n} [Warenniederlassung, Sammelplatz, Herberge in Nordafrika] |  |
 | ethn. hist. Hottentotten [name used from Europeans during the colonial time for some tribes in Namibia and South Africa] | Hottentotten {pl} [Bezeichnung der Europäer für einige Stämme in Namibia und Südafrika während der Kolonialzeit] |  |
 | geogr. karoo [also: Karoo] [semi-desert natural region of South Africa] | Karoo {f} [Halbwüste] |  |
 | geogr. karroo [also: Karroo] [semi-desert natural region of South Africa] | Karroo {f} [Halbwüste] |  |
 | geogr. KwaDukuza [official name since 2006] [also known as Stanger, South Africa] | Stanger {n} [früherer, aber ugs. noch üblicher Name für KwaDukuza, Südafrika] |  |
 | hist. spec. Mfecane [19th-century period of wars in southern Africa] | Mfecane {f} |  |
 | cloth. ethn. moocha [loincloth (made of animals' tails or strips of animal skin) worn by native peoples of South Africa] | Moocha {f} [Lendentuch] |  |
 | VetMed. stiffsickness [poisoning by Crotalaria burkeana] [South Africa] | Steifkrankheit {f} [Südafrika] |  |
 | ethn. the Fang {pl} [also: Fan] [people of Central Africa] | die Fang {pl} [Volk in Zentralafrika] |  |
 | geogr. Welkom [South Africa] | Welkom {n} |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | econ. pol. Africa strategy [strategy for Africa] | Afrika-Strategie {f} [auch: Afrikastrategie] |  |
 | geogr. Cape Verde [westernmost point of mainland Africa] | Kap Verde {n} [Westspitze des afrikanischen Kontinents] |  |
 | hist. Chartered Company [coll.] [British South Africa Company] | Britische Südafrika-Gesellschaft {f} |  |
 | chicken run [S.Afr.] [coll.] [departure of white residents from South Africa] | [ugs. Begriff für die Auswanderung weißer Südafrikaner nach Ende der Apartheid] |  |
 | geol. Clarens Formation [south-central Africa into KwaZulu-Natal] | Clarens-Formation {f} |  |
 | geogr. geol. Elliot Formation [South Africa into Lesotho] | Elliot-Formation {f} |  |
 | geol. Graafwater Formation [South Africa: Cape Province] | Graafwater-Formation {f} |  |
 | econ. geogr. mil. MENA region [Middle East and North Africa] | MENA-Region {f} |  |
 | geol. hist. Molteno Formation [eastern South Africa] | Molteno-Formation {f} |  |
 | geol. Pakhuis Formation [South Africa: Cape Province] | Pakhuis-Formation {f} |  |
 | geol. Peninsula Formation [South Africa: Cape Province] | Peninsula-Formation {f} |  |
 | hist. pol. racist policies {pl} [policies intending to harm others that do not belong to the same race as oneself: Nazi Germany, South Africa, etc.] | Rassenpolitik {f} |  |
 | hist. mil. Ruga-Ruga {pl} [also: Rugaruga] [irregular troops in Eastern Africa] | Rugaruga {pl} [auch: Ruga-Ruga] |  |
 | constr. jobs sand diver [mainly in Africa] | Sandtaucher {m} [hauptsächlich in Afrika] |  |
 | relig. traditional religion [tribal religion, esp. in Africa] | traditionale Religion {f} [Stammesreligion, bes. in Afrika] |  |
 | geogr. Walvis Bay [Namibia: former exclave of South Africa] | Walfischbucht {f} [ehemalige Exklave von Südafrika] |  |
 | relig. White Fathers <M.Afr.> [Society of Missionaries of Africa] | Weiße Väter {pl} [Gesellschaft der Missionare von Afrika] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | pol. African National Congress <ANC> [South Africa] | Afrikanischer Nationalkongress {m} <ANC> [Südafrika] |  |
 | geogr. hist. the Dark Continent [fig.] [Africa] | der dunkle Kontinent {m} [fig.] [Afrika] |  |
 | geogr. travel the Garden Province [coll.] [KwaZulu-Natal] [province of South Africa] | (die) Gartenprovinz {f} (Südafrikas) [ugs.] [KwaZulu-Natal] |  |
 | geogr. geol. TrVocab. the Twelve Apostles [Australia, South Africa] | die Zwölf Apostel {pl} [Australien, Südafrika] |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | VetMed. Crotalaria poisoning in cattle [South Africa] | Steifkrankheit {f} [Südafrika] |  |
 | pol. Department of Home Affairs [South Africa, Isle of Man] | [Innenministerium Südafrikas oder der Isle of Man] |  |
 | pol. Truth and Reconciliation Commission <TRC> [South Africa] | Wahrheits- und Versöhnungskommission {f} [Südafrika] |  |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
 | bot. T | |  |
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