Umtata

[ oom-tah-tuh ]

noun

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

Umtata

/ ʌmˈtɑːtə /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The unknown group of armed robbers burst into the police station near Umtata, and opened fire early on Wednesday morning.

From BBC

We lived in a less grand style in Qunu, but it was in that village near Umtata that I spent the happiest years of my boyhood and whence I trace my earliest memories.

From Literature

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 Literature

The magistrate cranked the telephone and reached his colleague in Umtata.

From Literature

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 Literature