Transvaal

American  

[trans-vahl, tranz-] / trænsˈvɑl, trænz- /

noun

1. a province in the northeastern part of the Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Pretoria.

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Transvaal British  

/ trænzˈvɑːl /

noun

1. former province of NE South Africa: colonized by the Boers after the Great Trek (1836); became a British colony in 1902; joined South Africa in 1910; replaced in 1994 for administrative purposes by a new system of provinces (Eastern Transvaal (later Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (later Limpopo), Gauteng, and North West province). Capital: Pretoria

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Other Word Forms

• Transvaaler
  noun
• Transvaalian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Transvaal

They established two independent republics, the Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State, and left the Cape Colony to the British.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

After short first-class careers with Transvaal and Western Province respectively, both men remain in the sport today.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2021

Mr. de Klerk served as one of Botha’s right-hand men for more than a decade as party leader in the Transvaal, the northern province that was part of the Afrikaner heartland.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021

Robbie’s provincial team, Transvaal, was made up predominantly of Afrikaners who worked as policemen, farmers and government officials.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2020

Near the court stands a statue of Paul Kruger, the president of the Republic of the Transvaal who fought against British imperialism in the nineteenth century.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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