Transvaal

English

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Transvaal

Wikipedia

Etymology

From trans- +‎ Vaal.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

the Transvaal

1. A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers.
2. (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

• Transvaal daisy
• Transvaaler
• Transvaalian

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 Marathi: ट्रांसव्हाल (ṭrāusavhāl) Portuguese: Transvaal (pt) m Russian: Трансваа́ль m (Transvaálʹ)

Anagrams

• valsartan

Dutch

Etymology

From trans- +‎ Vaal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɑns.faːl/

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• Hyphenation: Trans‧vaal

Proper noun

Transvaal m or f

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃z.vaˈaw/ [tɾɐ̃z.vaˈaʊ̯], /tɾɐ̃zˈvaw/ [tɾɐ̃zˈvaʊ̯]

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

Proper noun

Transvaal m

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

Derived terms

• transvaaliano