Transvaal

Proper noun

Meaning

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

angola Namibia mozambique Malawi Botswana Lesotho Rhodesia Cape Colony Orange Free State South African Republic

Related terms

Vaalie

Phrases with the word

transvaal kafferboom Transvaal sugarbush

Anagrams

valsartan

Examples

Also established was a Municipal Government, Witwatersrand District court and the High Court of Transvaal. Source: Internet

As a result, the Transvaal reluctantly acquiesced to the immigration of uitlanders (foreigners), mainly from Britain, who came to the Boer region in search of fortune and employment. Source: Internet

Each sister had mated with a wild male from the Transvaal region (where king cheetahs had been recorded). Source: Internet

Although hounded by British columns, he succeeded in crossing the Vaal into western Transvaal, to allow Steyn to travel to meet their leaders. Source: Internet

An example of this is in the story The Terror of the Transvaal where a flat Mickey can be seen under an elephant's foot. Source: Internet

A Reform Committee (Transvaal) was formed to represent the uitlanders. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

transuteral transuterine transv. Transvaal daisy transvaal kafferboom Transvaal sugarbush