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Dean's list

🇿🇦 South Africa Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Dekaan se lys (Top students)

"Made dean's list! (Made top students list!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇿🇦 South Africa
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April 2026

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Dean's list 🇬🇭 Ghana

Top academic performers (Honor roll)

"I make dean's list this year (I made the honor roll this year)"
Dean's list 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Qa'imat mutafawwiqin (Excellence list)

"Made dean's list (Made dean's list)"

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🌍 "Dean's list" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Dean's list 🇬🇭 Ghana

Top academic performers (Honor roll)
Dean's list 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Qa'imat mutafawwiqin (Excellence list)
Dean's list 🇱🇷 Liberia

Top students (Dean's list)
Dean's list 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Abanyeshuri beza (Best students)

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