Transvaal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers.
  2. A former country in Southern Africa; the Transvaal "Boer republic" state from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.

Pronunciation

/tɹɑːnsˈvɑːl/

Word forms

Transvaal the Transvaal

Etymology

From trans- + Vaal.

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