KwaZulu-Natal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Zulu kwa-

Proto-Bantu *ʊ́-

Zulu ú-

Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀

Zulu ī́zulu

Zulu úZulu

Zulu KwaZulubor.

English KwaZulu

English Natal

English KwaZulu-Natal

From KwaZulu + Natal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɑːˈzuːlu nəˈtɑːl/

Proper noun

KwaZulu-Natal

2. A province of South Africa.
   • 2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 May 2024:

     Another ANC splinter party, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), led by former President Jacob Zuma appears to be on course to do well in KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern coastal province where Durban is located.

Synonyms

• KZN

Afrikaans

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.zu.lu ˈna.tal/

Proper noun

KwaZulu-Natal

1. KwaZulu-Natal (a province of South Africa)