Griqualand West

American  

noun

1. a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.

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Griqualand West British  

noun

1. an area of N South Africa, north of the Orange river: settled after 1803 by the Griquas; annexed by the British in 1871 following a dispute with the Orange Free State; became part of the Cape Colony in 1880. Chief town: Kimberley. Area: 39 360 sq km (15 197 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Griqualand West, which included the diamond fields, was now incorporated as a portion of Cape Colony.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

N. by W. A census taken in 1877 showed the population of Griqualand West to be 45,277, of whom 12,347 were whites.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

Barkly East and Barkly West are two widely separated towns, the first being E.S.E. of Aliwal North and Barkly West in Griqualand West.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

Griqualand West is about one-half as large as Scotland.

From The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa by Badlam, Anna B.

The Asbestos Mountains in Griqualand West, Cape Colony, yield a blue fibrous mineral which is worked under the name of Cape asbestos.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various