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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.

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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Pre·to·ri·a   (prĭ-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)   
The administrative capital of South Africa, in the northeast part of the country north of Johannesburg. Founded in 1855, it became the capital of Transvaal in 1860 and capital of South Africa in 1910. Population: 1,980,000.
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Pretoria [(pri-tawr-ee-uh)]

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

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