hereniging

noun

her·​eni·​ging

variants or less commonly hereeniging

həˈrēnə̇kiŋ,

-ə̇ḵiŋ

plural -s

sometimes capitalized

: an amalgamation of South African political parties

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans hereniging (formerly spelled hereeniging), literally, reunion, reuniting, from herenig to reunite + -ing

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