Pretoria
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
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How to use Pretoria in a sentence
What about his school days playing rugby at Pretoria Boys High?
Charles and Prince Harry visited the country in 1997 and met Mr Mandela at his Pretoria home.
Prince Charles to Represent Queen at Mandela Funeral | Tom Sykes | December 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe kept a gun in his Pretoria home, not surprising given the level of violence in South Africa.
During this time, de Nysschen earned his MBA from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Israelis were conflicted about their relationship with the Pretoria regime.
He desired me to conduct them to Pretoria under a strong escort.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.As if, forsooth, the existence of our nationality began and ended in Pretoria!
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.I sent some burghers in advance to see what was happening to the Pretoria Laager.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.The fall of Pretoria, indeed, was but a sham victory for the enemy.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.The Pretoria Commando had nearly shared this melancholy fate.
My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War | Ben Viljoen.
British Dictionary definitions for Pretoria
/ (prɪˈtɔːrɪə) /
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): Also called: Tshwane
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Cultural definitions for Pretoria
[ (pri-tawr-ee-uh) ]
Administrative capital of South Africa. (See also Cape Town.)
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