Pretoria

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

noun

1. a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.

Pretoria

/ prɪˈtɔːrɪə /

noun

1. 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)

Pretoria

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

Example Sentences

Pretoria on Friday criticised a US decision to prioritise white South Africans as refugees accepted into the country, saying it was based on "widely discredited" claims of their persecution.

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Some cities, like the capital, Pretoria, have kept their monikers but the local government areas under which they come have been renamed.

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Is it approaching a "South Africa moment", when a combination of political pressure, economic, sporting and cultural boycotts helped to force Pretoria to abandon apartheid?

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But that changed when she moved to Pretoria aged 19 for university, where her student residence was on top of a fast food restaurant.

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The accused appeared in a magistrate's court in the capital city Pretoria on Tuesday and were granted bail.

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