Pretoria

Definition: Pretoria

Pretoria

Noun

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

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Date "Pretoria" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1915. (references)

Synonym: Pretoria

Crosswords: Pretoria

Afrikaan (Pretoria), Dutch (Pretoria).

Das Erbe von Pretoria (1934)

Pretoria (performing artist: Smothers Brothers)

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References

• Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

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Books

• Ian Hamilton's March: together with Extracts from the Diary of Lieutenant H. Frankland, a Prisoner of War at Pretoria (Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill) (reference)

• Issues in Water Law Reform Legislative Studies: Expert Consultation, Pretoria, South Africa, 3-5 June 1997 (Fao Legislative Study, 67) (reference)

• Mathematical Modelling in Biology and Ecology: Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Csir, Pretoria, July 1979 (reference)

• PRETORIA PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY LTD.: Labor Productivity Benchmarks and International Gap Analysis (Labor Productivity Series) (reference)

• Pretoria, Centurion/Midrand Street Guide (reference)

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A halt outside Pretoria, South Africa. Credit: Library of Congress.

Lord Roberts and staff cheering the Queen--Raising Union Jack on occupation of Pretoria, June 5th, S.A. Credit: Library of Congress.

S.S. Pretoria. Credit: Library of Congress.

Field Marshall Smuts and Victoria Cross Winner. Latest official photograph of Field Marshall J.C. Smuts, currently in London to confer with British Prime Minister Churchill on the conduct of the war. He is shown in his office at Union Building, Pretoria,. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Children

South Africa

In December a Pretoria High Court judge ordered that the drug Nevirapine be provided to HIV-positive pregnant women in state hospitals. (references)

Economic History

South Africa

Approximately 90 percent of South Africa's population is found in areas surrounding the cities of Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth, which represent the country's major areas of economic activity and consumer markets. (references)

South Africa

Although the government has stated its intention to abide by its WTO commitments, American exporters who believe they have not received "level-playing-field" treatment are encouraged to contact the Ronald H. Brown Commercial Center in Johannesburg or the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria for support. (references)

Human Rights

South Africa

In September the trial began in the Pretoria High Court and was ongoing at year's end. (references)

South Africa

The SAIRR reported that gang violence was worsening in the Cape Flats areas around Cape Town and elsewhere in the Western Cape; however, there were fewer incidents in the province than in the period prior to late 2000. A vigilante group called Mapogo A Mathamaga has grown in membership and has opened offices in at least nine cities, including Pretoria. (references)

South Africa

On July 10, the Pretoria High Court ordered the squatters to vacate the land within 48 hours; evictions started shortly afterwards, and most occurred peacefully. (references)

Travel

South Africa

South Africa's country code is 27. The city codes for major South African cities are: Johannesburg, 11; Pretoria, 12; Cape Town, 21; and Durban, 31. The United States can be dialed directly from South Africa using the country code 091. Peak rate calls (called standard time) to the U.S. are from 07:00 a.m. to 07:00 p.m., Monday to Friday and discount rate calls (called callmore time) are from 07:00 p.m. to 07:00 a.m. Monday to Friday. (references)

South Africa

Electric current in South Africa is alternating current, 50 cycles, 220 / 230 volts, 1, 3 phases, 2, 4 wires; 240 volts for Pretoria; and 250 volts for Port Elizabeth. (references)

Worker Rights

South Africa

On July 31, the Pretoria High Court ordered the brothel to be closed. (references)

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Beginning with "Pretoria": Pretoria-witwatersrand-vaal, Pretoria-witwatersrand-vereeniging.

Afrikaans

Pretoria. (various references)

Chinese 

�"�'陀利亞 , �"�'陀利亚. (various references)

Danish

Pretoriafeber (Pretoria fever). (various references)

Dutch

Pretoria. (various references)

Esperanto

Pretorio. (various references)

German

Pretoriafieber (Pretoria fever). (various references)

Italian

febbre di Pretoria (Pretoria fever). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

プレス� 工 (gift, prefab, preppie, preppie look, presence, present, presentation, presentation aid, presents, press working, pressure, pressure group, pret-a-porter). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

プレトリア . (various references)

Korean 

�"�리� 리아. (various references)

Pig Latin

etoriapray.(various references)

Russian 

претория. (various references)

Spanish

fiebre de Pretoria (Pretoria fever). (various references)

Swazi

é-Pitóli. (various references)

Zulu

ePitoli. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "Pretoria": pretorian, pretorians. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Pretoria" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bertoia, Parietaria, Parrotia, Petardia, Petroica, preopria, proctorial, proporia, Prosorba, Protasia, Protoview. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: priorate.

-1 letter: airport, partier, pierrot, praetor, preriot, prorate.

-2 letters: artier, irater, opiate, parrot, pirate, porter, prater, pretor, protea, protei, rapier, raptor, repair, report, rioter, ropier.

-3 letters: airer, aport, apter, atrip, irate, oater, opera, orate, pareo, parer, pater, patio, peart, pieta, prate, prier, prior, raper, rater, ratio, repot, repro, retia, retro, riper, roper, taper, tapir, tarre.

+1 letter: imperator, pretorian, priorates.

+2 letters: expiratory, extirpator, imperators, perorating, peroration, praetorial, praetorian, pretorians, reparation, replicator, repudiator, respirator.

+3 letters: appreciator, appropriate, apriorities, chiropteran, corporative, cryptomeria, depreciator, dipterocarp, expropriate, extirpators, imperforate, imprecatory, impregnator, incorporate, madreporite, partitioner, perestroika, perforating, perforation, perorations, polarimeter, polarimetry, portraiture, praetorians, praetorship, predicatory, preparation, prerogative, preromantic, probationer, procreating, procreation, procreative, proletarian, proletariat, proliferate, proprietary, proteinuria, protractile, protractive, purgatories, reapportion, reciprocate, reoperating, reoperation, reparations, repartition, replicators, reportorial, reprobating, reprobation, reprobative, repudiators, respiration, respirators, respiratory, temporaries, temporarily, tetrasporic, trampoliner, triceratops, vituperator.