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

Example Sentences

It was given to Edward VII on his 66th birthday by the government of the Transvaal - a former British crown colony - in what is now South Africa.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2023

In 1909, the British Cape Colony, Natal, and the Boer republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State had been combined to form a self-governing dominion within the British Empire.

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

His maternal grandfather was a big noise in the Northern Transvaal Cricket Union.

From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2017

He was a key member of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress and had heard I was opposed to the May Day strike.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela