Pretoria

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See also: pretoria and Pretória

English

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Etymology

Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pretoria

  1. The administrative capital of South Africa.
    Coordinate terms: Bloemfontein, Cape Town
  2. (metonymically) the South African government

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Pretoria

  1. Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa)

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans Pretoria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛˈtɔ.rja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrja
  • Syllabification: Pre‧to‧ria

Proper noun

Pretoria f

  1. Pretoria (a city, the administrative capital of South Africa)

Declension

Declension of Pretoria
singular
nominative Pretoria
genitive Pretorii
dative Pretorii
accusative Pretorię
instrumental Pretorią
locative Pretorii
vocative Pretorio

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈtoɾja/
  • Rhymes: -oɾja
  • Syllabification: Pre‧to‧ria

Proper noun

Pretoria ?

  1. Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa)
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