a former province of central South Africa, between the Orange and Vaal rivers: settled by Boers in 1836 after the Great Trek; annexed by Britain in 1848; became a province of South Africa in 1910; replaced in 1994 by the new province of Free State; economy based on agriculture and mineral resources (esp gold and uranium). Capital: Bloemfontein
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Or′ange Free′ State′,
- Place Namesa province in central Republic of South Africa: a Boer republic 1854–1900;
a British colony (Or′ange Riv′er Col′ony) 1900–10. 1,716,350. 49,647 sq. mi. (128,586 sq. km). Cap.: Bloemfontein.
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'Orange Free State' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Basotho-Qwaqwa
- Bloemfontein
- Boer
- Boer War
- Free State
- Free Stater
- Griqualand West
- OFS
- Voortrekker
- de Wet