Griqualand East

[gree-kwuh-land, grik-wuh-]

noun

1. a former district in S South Africa, SW of Natal.

Griqualand East

/ ˈɡrɪk-, ˈɡriːkwəˌlænd /

noun

1. an area of central South Africa: settled in 1861 by Griquas led by Adam Kok III; annexed to the Cape Colony in 1879; part of the Transkei, 1903–93. Chief town: Kokstad. Area: 17 100 sq km (6602 sq miles)