South West, noun phrase

A colloquial shortening of South West Africa (now Namibia). Also attributive.
1944 ‘Twede in Bevel’ Piet Kolonel (Dedication)The boredom and monotony of these long months in the Union and in South West, the soul-destroying task of guarding Italian prisoners of war.
1944 ‘Twede in Bevel’ Piet Kolonel (Dedication) 22We would collect bottles and snacks, and eat South West biltong.
a1951 H.C. Bosman Willemsdorp (1977) 27If it’s real class detective work you want, there’s a Bushman I came across in South West.
1970 Daily News 10 JuneHe’s just made a fortune in South-West. He sold his civil engineering group, the largest in South West..in one of the biggest take-overs in the territory’s history.
1970 News/Check 24 July 31The Kaokoveld is also the haven of at least three unique animals — the mountain zebra, the black-faced impala and the South West elephant.
1977 S. Stander Flight from Hunter 66She..soon learnt to imitate their speech. But it was still German with a South-West accent.
1978 A.P. Brink Rumours of Rain 253A small collection of semi-precious stones from South West.
1988 E. Prov. Herald 20 July 12Today will tell whether the Government has decided to begin the long process of handing over South West Africa...The need to shed the burden of South West is obvious...South West swallows money both to administer and to defend. Its continued occupation invites world opprobrium and its defence costs lives.
A colloquial shortening of South West Africa (now Namibia). Also attributive.
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Hence South Wester  noun phrase, an inhabitant or citizen of South West Africa (now Namibia).
1944 ‘Twede in Bevel’ Piet Kolonel 172You can give me South Westers every time.
1979 Daily Dispatch 18 Oct. 7There would be a 40 per cent increase in the number of South Westers doing operational duties next year.
1983 Sunday Times 13 Feb. 14Thousands of politically disillusioned Southwesters..have forged new lives in the fertile valleys of the Western Cape.
1990 J.G. Davis Land God Made in Anger 235Roger elaborated: ‘All South Africans, which includes South Westers up [to] 1984 when they got limited local self government, have to carry the so-called Book-of-Life.’
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