Pretorius

 [pri-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-; Du. prey-toh-ree-oos]  

Pre·to·ri·us

   [pri-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-; Du. prey-toh-ree-oos]
noun
An·dries Wil·hel·mus Ja·co·bus  [ahn-drees vil-hel-moos yah-kaw-boos] , 1799–1853, and his son Mar·thi·nus Wes·sels  [mahr-tee-noos ves-uhls] , 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.
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Pretorius (prɪˈtɔːrɪəs)
 
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1.  Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (ˈɑndriːs wɪlˈhɛlmys jaːˈkoːbys). 1799--1853, a Boer leader in the Great Trek (1838) to escape British sovereignty; he also led an expedition to the Transvaal (1848). The town Pretoria was named after him
2.  his son, Marthinus Wessels (marˈtiːnys ˈwɛsəls). 1819--1901, first president of the South African Republic (1857--71) and of the Orange Free State (1859--63)

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