Pretorius

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

noun

1. Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus 1799–1853, and his son Marthinus Wessels 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.

Pretorius

/ prɪˈtɔːrɪəs /

noun

1. 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

2. 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)

Example Sentences

South Africa, sent in to bat, slipped to two down without a run as Shaheen dismissed Quinton de Kock and Luhan-dre Pretorius – both without scoring – off the second and third ball of the match.

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Moreover, BEE has contributed to keeping the majority of Black South Africans poor, says Hermann Pretorius, a senior researcher at the South African Institute of Race Relations.

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“I wouldn’t be surprised if they become a 15% party by 2035,” Pretorius said.

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England chose not to risk Archer on the sodden outfield, despite the fast bowler being named in the team 24 hours earlier, but his replacement Wood added the scalp of Lhuan-dre Pretorius to his dismissal of Rickelton.

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Even in the past week, away from Leeds, West Indies flirted with pulling off something special against the Aussies in Barbados, and in Zimbabwe 19-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorius became the youngest man to make a hundred for South Africa.

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