Vereeniging

[ fuh-rey-nuh-khuhng ]

noun
  1. a city in the S Transvaal, in NE Republic of South Africa, S of Johannesburg.

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How to use Vereeniging in a sentence

  • All travellers coming into the country must submit to a rigorous personal search for firearms at Vereeniging.

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  • The Delegates at Vereeniging would have to adopt it as it was, or reject it.

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  • It was to be laid before the Representatives of the People at Vereeniging, who were to give a "yes" or "no" vote on it.

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  • De Wet was one of the signatories to the peace of Vereeniging, and had since held Ministerial office.

  • Our first intention was to proceed to Vereeniging, there to join General Botha's forces.

British Dictionary definitions for Vereeniging

Vereeniging

/ (fəˈriːnɪhɪŋ, və-) /


noun
  1. a city in E South Africa: scene of the signing (1902) of the treaty ending the Boer War. Pop: 79 630 (2001)

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