Bloemfontein

[bloom-fon-teyn]

noun

a city in and the capital of the Orange Free State, in the central Republic of South Africa.

Orange Free State

noun

a province in central Republic of South Africa: a Boer republic 1854–1900; a British colony (Orange River Colony) 1900–10. 49,647 sq. mi. (128,586 sq. km). Capital: Bloemfontein.

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Historical Examples of bloemfontein

The Bloemfontein Conference made retreat for ever impossible.
Lord Milner's Work in South Africa
W. Basil Worsfold
After all, we need not have made so much haste to leave Bloemfontein.
The Relief of Mafeking
Filson Young
The line from Bloemfontein to Ladybrand is already partly built.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)
Various
Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal, is the same as Bloemfontein.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)
Various
From that point it flows into Bloemfontein by the force of gravitation.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 6 (of 6)
Louis Creswicke

British Dictionary definitions for bloemfontein

Bloemfontein

noun

a city in central South Africa: capital of Free State province and judicial capital of the country. Pop: 111 698 (2001)

Orange Free State

noun

a former province of central South Africa, between the Orange and Vaal rivers: settled by Boers in 1836 after the Great Trek; annexed by Britain in 1848; became a province of South Africa in 1910; replaced in 1994 by the new province of Free State; economy based on agriculture and mineral resources (esp gold and uranium). Capital: Bloemfontein

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