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Nelspruit

British  
/ ˈnɛlsˌprɔɪt /

noun

  1. a city in NE South Africa, the capital of Mpumalanga province on the Crocodile River: trading and agricultural centre, esp for fruit, with a growing tourist trade. Pop: 21 541 (2001)

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Police said the suspect was "hitchhiking" to the Nelspruit area when she was arrested by officers who were conducting routine patrols in the town of Lydenburg, also known as Mashishing.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

Johannesburg-based Sappi, the world’s largest maker of glossy paper, is considering using Maputo for shipments from its Nelspruit mill, located in South Africa’s northeastern Mpumalanga province bordering Mozambique.

From BusinessWeek • Dec. 13, 2011

Serbia Australia meet Serbia in Nelspruit, with Australia having to win by a large margin to have any chance of going through to the next round.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2010

The flag has been hoisted outside the team's training base at the Ingwenyama complex near Nelspruit, providing an emotional spark for the players.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2010

Here was a great camp in which 2,000 English prisoners-of-war were confined, but in the confusion the majority of their Boer guards had fled to Nelspruit.

From My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Van Breda, P.

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