Pretoria

[ pri-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr- ]

noun

1. a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.

Pretoria

/ prɪˈtɔːrɪə /

noun

1. a city in N South Africa, the administrative capital of South Africa; formerly capital of Transvaal province: two universities (1873, 1930); large steelworks. Pop: 525 384 (2001) Also calledTshwane

Pretoria

1. Administrative capital of South Africa . ( See also Cape Town .)

Example Sentences

On Saturday, a court in Pretoria ordered that the mine "may not be blocked by any person or institution whether government or private".

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He now lives in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, with his family.

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The birds are shown in silhouette, fishing, above the the shop on the corner of Pretoria Avenue and Northcote Road, Walthamstow.

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Minister Ramokgopa holds frequent media briefings in the capital, Pretoria, by far the most in South Africa’s government, and regularly visits Eskom’s power stations.

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When Ms Nayimuli’s mother reached the police station in the capital, Pretoria, where her husband was being held officers did not even have an explanation or a charge against him.

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