Griqualand West

American  

noun

1. a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.

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Griqualand West British  

noun

1. an area of N South Africa, north of the Orange river: settled after 1803 by the Griquas; annexed by the British in 1871 following a dispute with the Orange Free State; became part of the Cape Colony in 1880. Chief town: Kimberley. Area: 39 360 sq km (15 197 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The most valuable of the minerals is the diamond, found in Griqualand West and also at Hopetown, and other districts along the Orange river.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

The stone was not a Griqualand West stone, and it was a puzzling matter, with a young and inexperienced man, to know quite what to do with it.

From From Veldt Camp Fires by Bryden, H.A.

He gave up his appointment in Griqualand West in 1875, and lived thereafter in retirement.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

Cape Colony added to its territory in 1871 by annexing, over the protests of the Orange Free State, territory known then as Griqualand West.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Churchill, Allen L. (Allen Leon)

On the 15th a proclamation was made establishing martial law in Griqualand West and Bechuanaland.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis