Pretoria
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Pretoria
- /pɹəˈtɔːɹi.ə/
Where it comes from
Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).
proper noun
- The administrative capital of South Africa. Following the health department’s findings, the company temporarily closed the factory, located in the city of Polokwane north of Johannesburg, as well as two other sites in Germiston and Pretoria. It also recalled its ready-to-eat meat products, pledging to address any “valid claims which may be ma
- the South African government
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: johannesburg, arm, cape town, gauteng, gaborone, accra, juba, harare, nairobi, joburg, tshwane, maputo, mbabane, bhisho, mahikeng, jozi
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name administrative capital of South Africa
| Español | Pretoria |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 프리토리아 Peuritoria |
| 日本語 | プレトリア Puretoria |
| 中文 | 比勒陀利亞 /比勒陀利亚 Bǐlètuólìyà |
| हिन्दी | प्रिटोरिया priṭoriyā |
| Kiswahili | Pretoria |
| Português | Pretória |
| Français | Prétoria, Pretoria |
| Deutsch | Pretoria |
| Italiano | Pretoria |
| Ελληνικά | Πραιτώρια Praitória |
| Română | Pretoria |
| Русский | Прето́рия Pretórija |
| Tiếng Việt | Prê-tô-ri-a, Pri-tơ-ri-a |
| العربية | بْرِيتُورِيَا britūriyā |
| עברית | פְּרֶטוֹרְיָה pretóriya |
Talk about this word "Pretoria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pretoria. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Pretoria. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pretoria "Pretoria." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pretoria.Cite this
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title = {Pretoria},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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