Transvaal

English

Etymology

trans- +‎ Vaal

Pronunciation

(General South African) IPA^(key): /tɹɑːnsˈvɑːl/

Proper noun

Transvaal

A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers.
(historical) A former country in Southern Africa; the Transvaal "Boer republic" state from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.
Synonym: South African Republic

Derived terms

Related terms

Vaalie

Translations

region of South Africa

Afrikaans: Transvaal (af)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 德蘭士瓦／德兰士瓦 (Délánshìwǎ), 杜省 (Dùshěng)
Danish: Transvaal
Dutch: Transvaal (nl) m
Korean: 트란스발 (teuranseubal)
Lithuanian: Transvalis m
Portuguese: Transvaal (pt) m
Russian: Трансваа́ль m (Transvaálʹ)

Anagrams

valsartan

Dutch

Etymology

From trans- +‎ Vaal.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑns.faːl/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Trans‧vaal

Proper noun

Transvaal m or f

Transvaal (a geographical region and former province of South Africa)
(historical) Transvaal (a former country in Southern Africa)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃z.vaˈaw/ [tɾɐ̃z.vaˈaʊ̯], /tɾɐ̃zˈvaw/ [tɾɐ̃zˈvaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒ.vaˈaw/ [tɾɐ̃ʒ.vaˈaʊ̯], /tɾɐ̃ʒˈvaw/ [tɾɐ̃ʒˈvaʊ̯]

Proper noun

Transvaal m

Transvaal (a geographical region and former province of South Africa)
(historical) Transvaal (a former country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

transvaaliano

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