Definition of Capital of South Africa

1. Noun. City in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa.

Exact synonyms: Pretoria
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Republic Of South Africa, South Africa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Of South Africa

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Literary usage of Capital of South Africa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Impressions of South Africa by James Bryce Bryce (1900)
"A nobler site for a city and a naval stronghold than that of the capital of South Africa can hardly be imagined. It rivals Gibraltar and Constantinople, ..."

2. South Africa, Past and Present: An Account of Its History, Politics and by Violet Rosa Markham (1900)
"The absence of bustle in Cape Town is rather surprising when one remembers it is the capital of South Africa, and a great shipping centre; ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain) (1908)
"To-day in Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal—and some of us venture to hope, in the near future, the capital of South Africa—there is being held a ..."

4. Public Attitudes in Contemporary South Africa: Insights from an Hsrc Survey by Human Sciences Research Council (2002)
"(4) Which is the administrative capital of South Africa? (5) In which year was South Africa's first democratic election? The authors have their doubts as to ..."

5. History of England by Frederick York Powell, Thomas Frederick Tout (1908)
"Johannesburg, its chief town, rapidly became a great city with a hundred thousand inhabitants, the industrial capital of South Africa. ..."

6. South Africa by Anthony Trollope (1879)
"... doubt as often looked at, and as much petted and loved and cherished in the capital of South Africa, as it is when in the possession of a British Duke. ..."

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