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Pretoria

[pri-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]

Pre·to·ri·a

[pri-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]
noun
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal. 595,000.
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Trans·vaal

[trans-vahl, tranz-]
noun
a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 8,717,530; 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.

Trans·vaal·er, noun
Trans·vaal·i·an, adjective
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Pretoria (prɪˈtɔːrɪə)
 
n
Also called: Tshwane a city in N South Africa, the administrative capital of South Africa; formerly capital of Transvaal province: two universities (1873, 1930); large steelworks. Pop: 525 384 (2001)

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Pretoria [(pri-tawr-ee-uh)]

Administrative capital of South Africa. (See also Cape Town.)

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