Pretorius

[ pri-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-; Dutch prey-toh-ree-oos ]

/ prɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-; Dutch preɪˈtoʊ riˌʊs /

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noun

An·dries Wil·hel·mus Ja·co·bus

[ahn-drees vil-hel-moos yah-kaw-boos], /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/, 1799–1853, and his son Mar·thi·nus Wes·sels

[mahr-tee-noos -ves-uhls], /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/, 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.

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Words nearby Pretorius

pretibial myxedema, preticketed, pretonic, pretor, Pretoria, Pretorius, pretreat, pretrial, prettify, pretty, pretty as a picture

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How to use Pretorius in a sentence

The Boer settlers there under the leadership of Pretorius found themselves unable to maintain their independence.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson
Pretorius, the rebel Boer, will not allow travellers to pass through his settlements to explore the locality.
Jasper Lyle|Harriet Ward
This conduct on the part of the new Government under Mr. Pretorius appears to me distinctly adroit.
The Transvaal from Within|J. P. Fitzpatrick
In order to strengthen its position, the party of Pretorius now determined on a bold stroke.
The Transvaal from Within|J. P. Fitzpatrick

The Boers, four hundred in number, were sent by the late Mr. Pretorius to attack the Bakwains in 1852.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for Pretorius

Pretorius

/ (prɪˈtɔːrɪəs) /

noun

Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (ˈɑndriːs wɪlˈhɛlmys jaːˈkoːbys). 1799–1853, a Boer leader in the Great Trek (1838) to escape British sovereignty; he also led an expedition to the Transvaal (1848). The town Pretoria was named after him

his son, Marthinus Wessels (marˈtiːnys ˈwɛsəls). 1819–1901, first president of the South African Republic (1857–71) and of the Orange Free State (1859–63)

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