Pretoria

See also: pretoria and Pretória

English

Etymology

Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɹəˈtɔːɹi.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Proper noun

Pretoria

  1. The administrative capital of South Africa.
    Coordinate terms: Bloemfontein, Cape Town
  2. (metonymically) the South African government

Translations

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prəˈtʊəria/
  • Audio(file)

Proper noun

Pretoria

  1. Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans Pretoria.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prɛˈtɔ.rja/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrja
  • Syllabification: Pre‧to‧ria

Proper noun

Pretoria f

  1. Pretoria (a city, the administrative capital of South Africa)

Declension
Declension of Pretoria
singular
nominative Pretoria
genitive Pretorii
dative Pretorii
accusative Pretorię
instrumental Pretorią
locative Pretorii
vocative Pretorio

Derived terms
adjective
  • pretoryjski
nouns
  • pretoryjczyk
  • pretoryjka

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɾeˈtoɾja/ [pɾeˈt̪o.ɾja]
  • Rhymes: -oɾja
  • Syllabification: Pre‧to‧ria

Proper noun

Pretoria ?

  1. Pretoria (the administrative capital of South Africa)
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