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Transvaal en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /tɹɑːnsˈvɑːl/ (General-South-African)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English Vaal English Transvaal From trans- + Vaal.

Meanings

  1. A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers.
    • Well Jo'anna she runs a country / She runs in Durban and the Transvaal 1988, Eddy Grant, “Gimme Hope Jo'anna”:
  2. (historical) 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.

Forms

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the Transvaal canonical lexicographic

Deriveds

Transvaaler · Transvaalian · transvaalin · Transvaal daisy

Relateds

Vaalie

Synonyms

South African Republic

Translations (10)

pt Transvaal (region of South Africa) · lt Transvalis (region of South Africa) · af Transvaal (region of South Africa) · cmn 杜省 (region of South Africa) · cmn 德蘭士瓦 /德兰士瓦 (region of South Africa) · da Transvaal (region of South Africa) · ru Трансваа́ль (region of South Africa) · ko 트란스발 (region of South Africa) · nl Transvaal (region of South Africa) · mr ट्रांसव्हाल (region of South Africa)