Umtata

American  

[oom-tah-tuh] / ʊmˈtɑ tə /

noun

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

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Umtata British  

/ ʌmˈtɑːtə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

I had never seen so many cars on the road at one time — even in Umtata, there were never more than a handful of cars and here there were thousands.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Even as that possibility became remote, she never resigned herself to the fact that Johannesburg would be our home, or let go of the idea that we might move back to Umtata.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela