Princeton's WordNet

1. Natal, KwaZulu-Natal(noun)

   a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean

   "Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994"

2. Natal(adj)

   a port city in northeastern Brazil

3. natal(adj)

   relating to or accompanying birth

   "natal injuries"; "natal day"; "natal influences"

4. natal(adj)

   of or relating to the buttocks

Wiktionary

1. Natal(ProperNoun)

   A seaport and the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

2. Natal(ProperNoun)

   A former British colony and province of South Africa. It is now called KwaZulu-Natal province.

Origin: From natis, plural nates

Webster Dictionary

1. Natal(adj)

   of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native

2. Natal(adj)

   presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. Natal

   British colony in SE. Africa, somewhat larger than Denmark, fronts the Indian Ocean on the E., having a foreshore of 180 m., between Zululand on the N. and Kaffraria on the S.; the Dragensberg Mountains form its western boundary; enjoys a fine salubrious climate, and possesses abundance of fertile land, watered by some 140 inches of rainfall; along the coast the sugar-cane is largely cultivated, as also some tea, coffee, tobacco, &c., while all kinds of fruits flourish in its sub-tropical climate; the rising ground inland produces good cereals, and large numbers of sheep and cattle find excellent pasturage on the plains and mountain slopes on the W.; excellent coal is mined in large quantities, and iron and copper promise well; wool, sugar, hides, feathers, and ivory are the chief exports, and are shipped mainly at Durban, the chief port; the colony now enjoys the advantages of good railways, schools, representative government, and a legal code based on old Dutch law; Pietermaritzburg (q. v.) is the capital; Natal was discovered in 1497 by Vasco da Gama, and after being annexed to Cape Colony in 1844, was declared, 11 years later, a separate colony.

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