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• Cronjé
  Cronjé

  noun

  Piet Arnoldus 1835?–1911, Boer general.
• Cronje
  Cronje

  noun

  Hansie , full name Wessel Johannes Cronje (1969–2002); South African cricketer. He captained South Africa (1994–2000); banned for life from cricket for match-fixing in 2001

Cronjé

American  

[krawn-yey] / ˈkrɔn yeɪ /

noun

1. Piet Arnoldus 1835?–1911, Boer general.

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Cronje British  

/ 'krɒnjə /

noun

1. Hansie , full name Wessel Johannes Cronje (1969–2002); South African cricketer. He captained South Africa (1994–2000); banned for life from cricket for match-fixing in 2001

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Example Sentences

Jacques Cronjé kicked towards the try-line and Maxime Machenaud was the man to benefit, the Racing scrum-half getting the benefit of the doubt after his messy touchdown.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2012

In the case of Potchefstrom, the execution of this design was treacherously prevented by Commandant Cronjé.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis

The longer old Cronjé holds out, the more men from Colesberg and Natal will come up, the more entrenchments will be cut, and the harder will be our way to Bloemfontein.

From With Rimington by Phillipps, L. March

Judge Hertzog presided, assisted by two young advocates, Messrs. Hugo and Cronjé, and Advocate De Villiers represented the State.

From With Steyn and De Wet by Pienaar, Philip

We have also got Mrs. Cronjé, which was a bit more than we bargained for.

From With Rimington by Phillipps, L. March