pretoria

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/pɹəˈtɔːɹi.ə/

Definition of pretoria

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The administrative capital of South Africa.

“Following the health department’s findings, the company temporarily closed the factory, located in the city of Polokwane north of Johannesburg, as well as two other sites in Germiston and Pretoria. It also recalled its ready-to-eat meat products, pledging to address any “valid claims which may be made against it in due course.””

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The administrative capital of South Africa.

“Following the health department’s findings, the company temporarily closed the factory, located in the city of Polokwane north of Johannesburg, as well as two other sites in Germiston and Pretoria. It also recalled its ready-to-eat meat products, pledging to address any “valid claims which may be made against it in due course.””
(metonymically)the South African government

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Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

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