former province of NE South Africa: colonized by the Boers after the Great Trek (1836); became a British colony in 1902; joined South Africa in 1910; replaced in 1994 for administrative purposes by a new system of provinces (Eastern Transvaal (later Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (later Limpopo), Gauteng, and North West province). Capital: Pretoria
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Trans•vaal
(trans väl′, tranz-),USA pronunciation n.
Trans•vaal ′i•an, adj.
- a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 8,717,530;
110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km).[Cap.:]Pretoria. Formerly, South African Republic.
Trans•vaal ′i•an, adj.
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- Jonker diamond
- Kruger
- Krugersdorp
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- South African Republic
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