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Definition of springbok noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

springbok

noun

/ˈsprɪŋbɒk/

/ˈsprɪŋbɑːk/

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[countable] a small antelope from southern Africa that can jump high into the air

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Springboks
[plural] the name of the South African national rugby teamTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Dutch springen ‘to spring’ + bok ‘antelope’.

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