Pretorianadj.n.

Brit.

/prəˈtɔːrɪən/, U.S.

/prəˈtɔriən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pretoria , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Pretoria, the name of the executive and administrative capital of South Africa (formerly the capital of the South African (or Transvaal) Republic), located in the northern part of Gauteng province, and named for the Voortrekker leader Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (1798–1853) + -an suffix.In May 2005 the South African Geographical Names Council approved changing the city's name to Tshwane (already the name of the administrative area in which Pretoria and several other towns are situated), but the change has not yet received Government approval.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the city of Pretoria.

ΚΠ

1875 Times 2 July 5/6 The duties ordered to be levied by the Pretorian Government are the same as those of the British Colonies.

1905 W. H. Wills & R. J. Barrett Anglo-African Who's Who 98/2 Dr. Coster, a Hollander, succeeded him and was found more amenable to the Pretorian oligarchy.

2003 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 28 May 31 His account of being kidnapped was yesterday described as unlikely by a magistrate, when [he] appeared in a Pretorian court.

B. n.

An inhabitant of Pretoria.

ΚΠ

1877 Times 4 Apr. 10/1 The members of the expedition are having a pleasant time among the hospitable Pretorians.

1958 J. Morris S. Afr. Winter iv. 41 Among the suburbs there are innumerable delightful ranchstyle houses, all glass and imagination, in which well-to-do Pretorians live lives of enviable comfort.

1997 B. McCrea et al. S. Afr.: Rough Guide 483 Most Pretorians are not Afrikaner, but Sotho and Ndebele.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pretorian
释义	Pretorianadj.n. Brit. /prəˈtɔːrɪən/, U.S. /prəˈtɔriən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pretoria , -an suffix. Etymology: < Pretoria, the name of the executive and administrative capital of South Africa (formerly the capital of the South African (or Transvaal) Republic), located in the northern part of Gauteng province, and named for the Voortrekker leader Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (1798–1853) + -an suffix.In May 2005 the South African Geographical Names Council approved changing the city's name to Tshwane (already the name of the administrative area in which Pretoria and several other towns are situated), but the change has not yet received Government approval. A. adj. Of or relating to the city of Pretoria. ΚΠ 1875 Times 2 July 5/6 The duties ordered to be levied by the Pretorian Government are the same as those of the British Colonies. 1905 W. H. Wills & R. J. Barrett Anglo-African Who's Who 98/2 Dr. Coster, a Hollander, succeeded him and was found more amenable to the Pretorian oligarchy. 2003 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 28 May 31 His account of being kidnapped was yesterday described as unlikely by a magistrate, when [he] appeared in a Pretorian court. B. n. An inhabitant of Pretoria. ΚΠ 1877 Times 4 Apr. 10/1 The members of the expedition are having a pleasant time among the hospitable Pretorians. 1958 J. Morris S. Afr. Winter iv. 41 Among the suburbs there are innumerable delightful ranchstyle houses, all glass and imagination, in which well-to-do Pretorians live lives of enviable comfort. 1997 B. McCrea et al. S. Afr.: Rough Guide 483 Most Pretorians are not Afrikaner, but Sotho and Ndebele. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1875
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