Pretoria

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈtɔːrɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pri tôr′ē ə, -tōr′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Pre•to•ri•a  (pri tôr′ē ə, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal. 595,000.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pretoria / prɪˈtɔːrɪə/
  1. a city in N South Africa, the administrative capital of South Africa; formerly capital of Transvaal province: two universities (1873, 1930); large steelworks. Pop: 2 058 789 (2015 est)
'Pretoria' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
South Africa - South Africa, Republic of - Transvaal - Tshwane

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