Meaning

2 senses

  1. The administrative capital of South Africa.

    Pretoria

    Прето́рияPretórija

    Прето́ріяPretórija

  2. (metonymically)The South African government

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa.

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  2. Bongekile Kuhlase studies at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

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  3. Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Cape Town are the capitals of South Africa.

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Translations

9 languages
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Origin

Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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