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 Definitions of natal  [ˈneɪt l]  

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Definition of 'natal' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) natal
of or pertaining to a person's birth.

2.  natal
presiding over or affecting a person at birth.

3.  natal
(of places) native.

4. (n.) Natal
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.

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

Etymology:  (1885–90; < F natalité)

Definition of 'natal' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Natal, KwaZulu-Natal
a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
"Natal was renamed KwaZulu-Natal in 1994"

2. (adj) Natal
a port city in northeastern Brazil

3. (adj) natal
relating to or accompanying birth
"natal injuries"; "natal day"; "natal influences"

4. (adj) natal
of or relating to the buttocks


Definition of 'natal' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) natal
of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native

2. (adj) natal
presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove


Definitions of 'natal' 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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