Definitions for natalˈneɪt l

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na•talˈneɪt l(adj.)

  1. of or pertaining to a person's birth.

  2. presiding over or affecting a person at birth.

  3. (of places) native.

Origin of natal:

1350–1400; ME < L nātālis, der. of nāt(us) an offspring

Na•talnəˈtæl, -ˈtɑl; for 2 also nəˈtɔl(n.)

  1. a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 2,145,018; 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Cap.: Pietermaritzburg.

    Category: Geography (places)

  2. the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, in NE Brazil. 376,446.

    Category: Geography (places)

Na•tal′i•an(adj.; n.)

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.

  3. 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.


Translations for natal

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

native(adjective)

where one was born

my native land.

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