Mzansi

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Mzansi is a Xhosa word, literally meaning "south", which became an informal name for the country or the people of South Africa.

According to the Lexico.com[1], it derives from the Xhosa word "uMzantsi", (um- + -zantsi = low or south).

Sources

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/mzansi