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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAINBOW NATION

Coined by Nelson Mandela following the end of apartheid.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RAINBOW NATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAINBOW NATION

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Rainbow nation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAINBOW NATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Rainbow Nation

Rainbow Nation is a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu to describe post-apartheid South Africa, after South Africa's first fully democratic election in 1994. The phrase was elaborated upon by President Nelson Mandela in his first month of office, when he proclaimed: "Each of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld - a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world."...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAINBOW NATION

rain shower
rain tree
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rainbow
rainbow bird
Rainbow Bridge
rainbow coalition
rainbow flag
rainbow lorikeet
rainbow quartz
rainbow trout
rainbow wrasse
rainbowed
rainbowlike
Rainbows
rainbowy
raincoat
raindate
raindrop

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAINBOW NATION

accreditation
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association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
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creation
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Synonyms and antonyms of rainbow nation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rainbow nation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAINBOW NATION

Find out the translation of rainbow nation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rainbow nation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rainbow nation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

彩虹之国
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nación del arco iris
570 millions of speakers

English

rainbow nation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इंद्रधनुष राष्ट्र
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أمة قوس قزح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

радужной нацией
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nação do arco-íris
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রামধনু দেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arc-en- nation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangsa pelangi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regenbogen-Nation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

虹の国
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무지개 나라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pelangi bangsa
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu vồng quốc gia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வானவில் நாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इंद्रधनुषी राष्ट्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gökkuşağı ulusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nazione arcobaleno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tęczowy naród
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

райдужної нацією
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

națiune curcubeu
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ουράνιο τόξο έθνος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

reënboognasie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rainbow nation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

regnbuenasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rainbow nation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINBOW NATION»

The term «rainbow nation» is regularly used and occupies the 69.248 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAINBOW NATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rainbow nation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAINBOW NATION»

Discover the use of rainbow nation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rainbow nation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Calling the Rainbow Nation Home
'This book is a journey for truth.
E. Sundby, 2005
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Rainbow Nation Revisited: South Africa's Decade of Democracy
In Rainbow Nation Revisited, Donald Woods, now recognized as being an instrumental figure in the emergence of the new South Africa, revisits the country of his birth for the first time since he fled with his wife and children in 1977.
Donald Woods, 2004
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Blending in the Rainbow Nation: The Racial Integration of ...
Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this book presents the schools through vignettes rich in detail, which in turn feeds into an analysis of the success and failures of racial integration and the consequent impact of these processes on ...
Krisztina Tihanyi, 2006
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Religion and Politics in South Africa
No matter how much is said about the equivalence of offensive and defensive violence, the TRC findings acts as a filter through which the South African nation passes. 2. The nation as symbol: the rainbow nation Closely associated ...
Abdulkader Tayob, Wolfram Weisse
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A Rainbow in the Night: The Tumultuous Birth of South Africa
A Rainbow in the Night is Dominique Lapierre's epic account of South Africa's tragic history and the heroic men and women-famous and obscure, white and black, European and African-who have, with their blood and tears, brought to life the ...
Dominique Lapierre, 2009
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South Africa in Prophecy: The future of the rainbow nation
Since the handover of government to Nelson Mandela in May 1994, the euphoria which greeted the new president’s inauguration has soured as crime runs rampant in the major cities, the country’s health services unravel, educational ...
Ron Fraser, Philadelphia Church of God, 2013
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Language and Ideology
The new ideology of multicultural and multi-ethnic nation-building in the South African post-apartheid political discourse is iconographically symbolised as the " rainbow nation". The conceptual blend between the input spaces "rainbow" and ...
René Dirven, Bruce Wayne Hawkins, Roslyn M. Frank, 2001
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Frommer's South Africa
3 THE RAINBOW NATION 2 South African stereotypes are no simple black-and- white matter. Historically, the nation was made up of a number of widely different cultural groups that under normal circumstances might have amalgamated into a  ...
Pippa de Bruyn, 2009
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Constructing Race: Youth, Identity, and Popular Culture in ...
They are encircled by national discursive appeals to ethnic and racial respect and tolerance (the rainbow nation), and to the fresh opportunities that surround them (the new South Africa). But most are unimpressed, skeptical that much has ...
Nadine Dolby, 2001
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Melting Pots & Rainbow Nations: Conversations about ...
This is the vision embodied in Archbishop Desmond Tutu's phrase "the rainbow nation." Thabo Mbeki 's powerful 1996 speech "I Am an African" on the adoption of the new Constitution was the embodiment of the "rainbow spirit." Increasing ...
Jacklyn Cock, Alison R. Bernstein, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAINBOW NATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rainbow nation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Birth of a Rainbow Nation
Birth of a Rainbow Nation. By Danny Murphy. The Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage the law of the land was followed by The Night of the ... «American Thinker, Jun 15»
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Rainbow nation: Here's how America reacted to gay marriage ruling
Twitter even modified its logo to find itself in the company of many other brands that gave their identities a rainbow-makeover across social media platforms. «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
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Farewell Rainbow Nation
On my most recent visit to your country, I have seen just how different South Africa has become to the one I knew a decade ago. Voeux, mes amis. Greetings ... «News24, Jun 15»
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Joan Burton: Ireland has become a 'rainbow nation'
Ireland has become a “rainbow nation” of inclusion and diversity with the expected Yes vote in the gay marriage referendum, Tánaiste Joan Burton has said. «Irish Times, May 15»
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Designing the Rainbow Nation: Contemporary Design in South Africa
"It looks like a pair of bloody Y-fronts!" activist poet, Sandile Dikene, complained as the black-and-white image of the winning design for South Africa's new flag ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
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South Africa 'rainbow nation' violence driving immigrants out
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa have spurred immigrants to flee the country. Several have been killed, businesses have been stripped and their property ... «euronews, Apr 15»
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South Africa's 'Rainbow Nation' turns dark as immigrant attacks rise
The violence is tarnishing South Africa's post-apartheid image as a for the oppressed, encapsulated by Mandela's vision of a unified "Rainbow Nation". «Reuters, Apr 15»
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The myth of a Rainbow Nation stands on precarious ground
Gugu Ndima writes that the vision of a Rainbow Nation wasn't one shared across all races, it was part of many intentional political interventions in driving social ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
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The End of the Rainbow Nation Myth
If you ask South Africans of my generation to name the most important political event of their lives, many will cite the assassination of Chris Hani. Mr. Hani was ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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A rainbow nation in pieces
I think we have to accept that the dream of a rainbow nation now lies in pieces at our feet. If this Mandela/Tutu concept could not withstand the test of time, isn't it ... «News24, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rainbow nation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rainbow-nation>. Apr 2024 ».
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