‖samesmelting, noun

/ˈsɑːməˌsmeltəŋ/
Forms:
Also saamsmelting.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, saam together + euphonic -e- + smelting coalition, fusion.
Fusion.
1934 C.P. Swart Supplement to Pettman. 150Samesmelting, Amalgamation, fusion or union. Grammatically it is synonymous with ‘vereniging’,..but politically it has acquired the meaning of indiscriminate mixture.
1934 Star 12 Feb. (Swart)Dr Van der Merwe in conclusion said, that he was confident there would be no samesmelting, but hereniging.
1934 Friend 15 Feb. (Swart)No unanimity was reached between the four organisations of the National Party in regard to their various decisions concerning fusion (samesmelting), union (vereniging), and reunion (hereniging).
1972 S. & B. Stent in A.P. Cartwright Forthright Man 168South Africa’s millenium has dawned. We know this because the archangels of Coalition have sounded their off-golden trumpets and..have proclaimed the peace of Ons Saamsmelting, which passeth all understanding.
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sambal, nounn.sammy, nounn.
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