Pietermaritzburg

[ pee-ter-mar-its-burg ]
/ ˌpi tərˈmær ɪtsˌbɜrg /

noun

a city in and the capital of Natal province, in the E Republic of South Africa.

Definition for pietermaritzburg (2 of 2)

Natal
[ nuh-tal, -tahl; for 2 also Portuguese nuh-tawl ]
/ nəˈtæl, -ˈtɑl; for 2 also Portuguese nəˈtɔl /

noun

a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
a seaport in E Brazil.

OTHER WORDS FROM Natal

Na·tal·i·an, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for pietermaritzburg (1 of 4)

Pietermaritzburg
/ (ˌpiːtəˈmærɪtsˌbɜːɡ) /

noun

a city in E South Africa, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal: founded in 1839 by the Boers: gateway to Natal's mountain resorts. Pop: 223 519 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for pietermaritzburg (2 of 4)

natal 1
/ (ˈneɪtəl) /

adjective

of or relating to birth
a rare word for native natal instincts

Word Origin for natal

C14: from Latin nātālis of one's birth, from nātus, from nascī to be born

British Dictionary definitions for pietermaritzburg (3 of 4)

natal 2
/ (ˈneɪtəl) /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to the buttocks

Word Origin for natal

from New Latin nates buttocks

British Dictionary definitions for pietermaritzburg (4 of 4)

Natal

noun

(nəˈtæl) a former province of E South Africa, between the Drakensberg and the Indian Ocean: set up as a republic by the Boers in 1838; became a British colony in 1843; joined South Africa in 1910; replaced by KwaZulu-Natal in 1994. Capital: Pietermaritzburg
(Portuguese naˈtal) a port in NE Brazil, capital of Rio Grande do Norte state, near the mouth of the Potengi River. Pop: 1 049 000 (2005 est)

Medical definitions for pietermaritzburg

natal
[ nāt′l ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or accompanying birth.
Of or relating to the buttocks.