Transvaal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trænzˈvɑːl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trans väl, tranz-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Trans•vaal  (trans väl, tranz-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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 er, n. 
Trans•vaal i•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Transvaal / trænzˈvɑːl/
  1. 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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