Griqualand West

noun

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

Griqualand West

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)

Example Sentences

The principal mines are situated in Griqualand West, but diamonds are also worked in the Orange River Free State, as at Jagersfontein.

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He gave up his appointment in Griqualand West in 1875, and lived thereafter in retirement.

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A portion of the country is adapted for sheep-farming and the growing of crops, horse-breeding is carried on at Kimberley, and asbestos is worked in the south-western districts, but the wealth of Griqualand West lies in its diamonds, which are found along the banks of the Vaal and in the district between that river and the Riet.

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

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Griqualand West, formerly Griqualand simply, also named after its Griqua inhabitants, is part of the great tableland of South Africa.

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