FREE STATE, THE


Meaning of FREE STATE, THE in English

ˈFree State, the BrE AmE

a ↑ province of South Africa, in the area south of Johannesburg and west of Lesotho, whose capital city is Bloemfontein. It used to be called the Orange Free State, and it was an independent state in the 19th century, but became part of South Africa after the Boer War of 1899–1902.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.