Pietermaritzburg

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Pietermaritzburg

/ˌpiːtə(ɹ)ˈmæɹətsˌbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/

Where it comes from

From Afrikaans, named after Piet Retief and Gerrit Maritz.

proper noun

A city, the capital of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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"Pietermaritzburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pietermaritzburg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Pietermaritzburg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pietermaritzburg

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"Pietermaritzburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pietermaritzburg.

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@misc{pietermaritzburg_2026,
  title = {Pietermaritzburg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pietermaritzburg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}