Umtata

American

[oom-tah-tuh] / ʊmˈtɑ tə /

noun

a city in and the capital of Transkei, SE Africa.

Umtata British

/ ʌmˈtɑːtə /

noun

a city in South Africa, in Eastern Cape province; the capital of the former Transkei Bantu homeland. Pop: 94 778 (2001)

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Among the new buildings being erected near Umtata is a $345,000 mansion for the chief.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the celebrated South African play Sizwe Banzi Is Dead was presented in Umtata, Matanzima was furious at its barbed references to the Transkei's independence as meaningless.

From Time Magazine Archive

But what most amazed us about him was his marriage to a Xhosa girl from Umtata.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

In February 1956,1 returned to the Transkei to purchase a plot of land in Umtata.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

One day, during the holiday, Paul and I went to Umtata, the capital of the Transkei, which then consisted of a few paved streets and some government buildings.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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