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ANC

abbr.

African National Congress

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ANC

abbreviation for

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) African National Congress

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ANC

or A.N.C.,

African National Congress.

anc.

ancient.

ANC

African National Congress. A political pressure group, especially in South Africa. It was banned and its leaders imprisoned 1964–90.

Translations

ANC

N ABBR =African National Congress → CNA m

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ANC

[ˌeɪɛnˈsiː] n abbr (=African National Congress) → ANC m

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ANC

abbr of African National Congress → ANC m, südafrikanische nationalistische Bewegung

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