Pretoria

[pri-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-]

noun

1. a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.

Pretoria

/ prɪˈtɔːrɪə /

noun

1. Also called: Tshwane. a city in N South Africa, the administrative capital of South Africa; formerly capital of Transvaal province: two universities (1873, 1930); large steelworks. Pop: 525 384 (2001)

Pretoria

1. Administrative capital of South Africa. (See also Cape Town.)

Example Sentences

The government in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, has tried to maintain a defiant but diplomatic tone.

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De Jager is suspended following his red card against France, while Arendse - who scored a try against Ireland in Pretoria last year - has returned to South Africa after suffering a concussion against the Italians.

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Here are five things to know about the annual meeting, which is taking place at a time of heightened global instability and tensions between Pretoria and Washington.

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Meantime, 30 miles away in Pretoria, Zambian Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha was in court asking a judge to prohibit the family from proceeding with the funeral.

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Pretoria on Friday criticised a US decision to prioritise white South Africans as refugees accepted into the country, saying it was based on "widely discredited" claims of their persecution.

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