Transvaal

[ trans-vahl, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈvɑl, trænz- /

noun

a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.

Formerly South African Republic.

OTHER WORDS FROM Transvaal

Trans·vaal·er, noun Trans·vaal·i·an, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for transvaal

It is also as certain that Rhodesia cannot hope to compete with the Transvaal under present conditions.

Through South Africa |Henry M. Stanley
In more senses than one the Transvaal Government had not yet opened its courts of justice.

With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back |Edward P. Lowry
I am called "Mzaan Bakoor" by all the natives of our section of the Transvaal.

Adventures in Swaziland |Owen Rowe O'Neil
In the meantime the Transvaal is able to pay any contribution which may be required from her.

The African Colony |John Buchan

For those who are in this position in the Transvaal it may be allowed that their difficulties are great.

The Transvaal from Within |J. P. Fitzpatrick

British Dictionary definitions for transvaal

Transvaal

/ (trænzˈvɑːl) /

noun

former province of NE South Africa: colonized by the Boers after the Great Trek (1836); became a British colony in 1902; joined South Africa in 1910; replaced in 1994 for administrative purposes by a new system of provinces (Eastern Transvaal (later Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (later Limpopo), Gauteng, and North West province). Capital: Pretoria

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