PRETORIUS

Meaning of PRETORIUS in English

Pronunciation: pri- ' to ̇ r- ē - ə s

Function: biographical name

Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus 1798-1853 & his son Marthinus Wessels 1819-1901 So. African Du. colonizers & soldiers

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

PRETORIUS — biographical name Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus 1798-1853 & his son Marthinus Wessels 1819-1901 South African Dutch colonizers & soldiers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRETORIUS — /pri tawr"ee euhs, -tohr"-/ ; Du. /prdday toh"rddee oos'/ , n. Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus /ahn"drddees vil hel"moos yah kaw"boos/ , …
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PRETORIUS — biographical name Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus 1798-1853 & his son Marthinus Wessels 1819-1901 South African Dutch colonizers & soldiers
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PRETORIUS, ANDRIES (WILHELMUS JACOBUS) — born Nov. 27, 1798, near Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony died July 23, 1853, Magaliesberg, Transvaal Boer leader in the Great Trek …
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WILLEM PRETORIUS GAME RESERVE — game sanctuary in Free State province, South Africa, adjoining Allemanskraal Dam northeast of Bloemfontein. Established in 1956, it occupies 46 …
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PRETORIUS, MARTHINUS WESSEL — born Sept. 17, 1819, near Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony died May 19, 1901, Potchefstroom, South African Republic Boer statesman, soldier, eldest …
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PRETORIUS, ANDRIES — born Nov. 27, 1798, near Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony [South Africa] died July 23, 1853, Magaliesberg, Transvaal in full Andries Wilhelmus …
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PRETORIUS, ANDRIES WILHELMUS JACOBUS — born Nov. 27, 1798, near Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony died July 23, 1853, Magaliesberg, Transvaal Boer leader in the Great Trek …
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PRETORIUS, ANDRIES — born Nov. 27, 1798, near Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony died July 23, 1853, Magaliesberg, Transvaal Boer leader in the Great Trek …
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JACOBUS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Cats Jacobus Hoff Jacobus Henricus van't Pretorius Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus
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GREAT TREK — Emigration of some 12,000–14,000 Boers (see Afrikaner s) from Cape Colony (South Africa) between 1835 and the early 1840s, in …
Английский словарь Британика
ANDRIES — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Pretorius Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Treurnicht Andries Petrus Andries van Wesel
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TRANSVAAL — former province of South Africa. It occupied the northeastern part of the country. The Limpopo River marked its border with …
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SMITH, SIR HARRY (GEORGE WAKELYN), BARONET — born June 28, 1787, Whittlesey, Isle of Ely, Eng. died Oct. 12, 1860, London British general, governor of Cape Colony …
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PRETORIA — city in Gauteng province and administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa. Pretoria stretches along both sides of the …
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POTGIETER, (ANDRIES) HENDRIK — born Dec. 19, 1792, Graaff-Reinet district, Cape Colony died Dec. 16, 1852, Schoemansdal, Transvaal Boer leader in the Great Trek; …
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ORANGE FREE STATE — Afrikaans Oranje Vry Staat, Boer state in southern Africa that became a province of the Republic of South Africa in …
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NATAL — former province of South Africa. It was the smallest of the four traditional provinces and occupied the southeastern part of …
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DINGANE — died 1843 also spelled Dingaan Zulu king of Natal (182840) who assumed power after taking part in the murder of …
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CHRISSIE, LAKE — Afrikaans Chrissiesmeer, shallow freshwater lake, Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The largest natural body of freshwater in the country, it measures …
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BURGERS, THOMAS FRANOIS — born April 15, 1834, near Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony [now in South Africa] died Dec. 9, 1881, Richmond, Transvaal theologian and …
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BETHLEHEM — Arabic Bayt Lahm (House of Meat), Hebrew Bet Lehem (House of Bread) town in ancient Judah, central Palestine. It is …
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JACOBUS — Cats Jacobus Hoff Jacobus Henricus van't Pretorius Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GREAT TREK — Emigration of some 12,00014,000 Boers (see Afrikaner s) from Cape Colony (South Africa) between 1835 and the early 1840s, in …
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ANDRIES — Pretorius Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Treurnicht Andries Petrus Andries van Wesel
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ПРЕТОРИЯ — столица ЮАР, адм. ц. пров. Трансвааль. Город основан в 1855 г. бурскими переселенцами и назван Претория в честь Мартинуса Пре-ториуса …
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