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Dictionary definition of “Madibaland”

Madibaland

n. South Africa. Subjects: , ,
Etymological Note: Madiba is the name of the Xhosa clan to which Nelson Mandela belongs, and it is applied to him by transference as a familiar title.
Citations: 1998 Denis Beckett Madibaland (S. Africa): (title) [1999 Stephen Smith Libération (Paris, France) (June 17) “Nelson Mandela, le crépuscule du père de la nation arc-en-ciel”: A Qunu, son village natal au fin fond du Transkei, Mandela a par ailleurs fait construire un véritable Madibaland. Au coeur du complexe, qui intègre une ferme, se trouve la réplique de sa dernière prison, la cage dorée (une villa de trois pièces avec accès, de plain-pied, à une piscine) mise à sa disposition en 1986 dans le périmètre du centre pénitentiaire de Paarl, près du Cap.] [2004 Roger Gbégnonvi La Nouvelle Tribune (Benin) (Feb. 26) @ Le Bulletin des OSCB (Nov. 25, 2004) Gbaguidi Akpovi Olivier “La Revision De La Constitution A L’ordre Du Jour!”: Les révisionnistes auront ensuite à cœur d’adopter très rapidement la nouvelle division du pays que viennent de concocter sept sages pour qu’on en finisse avec les promiscuités indignes, honteuses et dangereuses: Madibaland, plus réduit, ira des Collines à l’océan Atlantique. La Sonacop, la Sonapra et les parcs de transit iront entièrement au Juppeland, le Madibaland ne conservera que le Pac et la Sogéma, pour la simple raison qu’on ne peut pas les déplacer.] 2004 [danhyk] Kick Off (Cape Town, S. Africa) (May 25) “FNB To Be Renamed After Madiba?”: As much as I admire Madiba but I think to call every building after him is taking it too much. I am getting confused already because every town there is somenting named after him. But I must admit I like the Madibaland suggestion for our country. 2004 Matome Sebelebele BuaNews (Pretoria, South Africa) (Nov. 23) “Why Sell SA Short? Tutu Asks”: Archbishop Tutu affirmed that the country, which he coined “Madibaland,” had come a long way and was now reaping socio-economic and political fruits, producing more heroes and heroines everyday.

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