English Explanatory Dictionary

South African Standard Time

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A time zone, two hours ahead of UTC, observed year-round by the countries of Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa; UTC+02:00.

Word forms

South African Standard Time

Etymology

From South African (“of, from, or pertaining to South Africa”) + standard time (“time as measured by synchronising clocks in different geographical locations within a specific area to the same time zone”). Coined 1903.

Synonyms

SAST
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