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1. (n.) Pretoria
the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal. 822,925.
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1. (noun) Pretoria, capital of South Africa
city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa
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1. Pretoria
capital of the Transvaal, stands on a mountain-enclosed plain 1000 m. NE. of Cape Town, and nearly 300 m. W. of Lorenzo Marquez, Delagoa Bay, with both of which and with Natal it is connected by rail. It is a thriving town, growing rapidly with flourishing trade, the see of a bishop, and containing twenty English schools. Coal is found near, and wheat, tobacco, cotton, and indigo grown. It is the seat of the government of the Transvaal.
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