Pretorius

[ pri-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-; Dutch prey-toh-ree-oos ]

/ prɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-; Dutch preɪˈtoʊ riˌʊs /

noun

An·dries Wil·hel·mus Ja·co·bus

[ahn-drees vil-hel-moos yah-kaw-boos], /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/, 1799–1853, and his son Mar·thi·nus Wes·sels

[mahr-tee-noos -ves-uhls], /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/, 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.

Words nearby Pretorius

pretibial myxedema, preticketed, pretonic, pretor, Pretoria, Pretorius, pretreat, pretrial, prettify, pretty, pretty as a picture

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Example sentences from the Web for Pretorius

Pretorius and his burghers met the Zulu forces at a river then unnamed.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray
Pretorius had declared that the Transvaal had no boundary on the west, unless it were the Atlantic Ocean.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)|Various
The Boers, four hundred in number, were sent by the late Mr. Pretorius to attack the Bakwains in 1852.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa|David Livingstone
Pretorius, the rebel Boer, will not allow travellers to pass through his settlements to explore the locality.
Jasper Lyle|Harriet Ward

This conduct on the part of the new Government under Mr. Pretorius appears to me distinctly adroit.
The Transvaal from Within|J. P. Fitzpatrick

British Dictionary definitions for Pretorius

Pretorius

/ (prɪˈtɔːrɪəs) /

noun

Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (ˈɑndriːs wɪlˈhɛlmys jaːˈkoːbys). 1799–1853, a Boer leader in the Great Trek (1838) to escape British sovereignty; he also led an expedition to the Transvaal (1848). The town Pretoria was named after him

his son, Marthinus Wessels (marˈtiːnys ˈwɛsəls). 1819–1901, first president of the South African Republic (1857–71) and of the Orange Free State (1859–63)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pretorius
释义	Pretorius [ pri-tawr-ee-uhs, -tohr-; Dutch prey-toh-ree-oos ] / prɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-; Dutch preɪˈtoʊ riˌʊs / noun An·dries Wil·hel·mus Ja·co·bus [ahn-drees vil-hel-moos yah-kaw-boos], /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/, 1799–1853, and his son Mar·thi·nus Wes·sels [mahr-tee-noos -ves-uhls], /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/, 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa. Words nearby Pretorius pretibial myxedema, preticketed, pretonic, pretor, Pretoria, Pretorius, pretreat, pretrial, prettify, pretty, pretty as a picture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pretorius Pretorius and his burghers met the Zulu forces at a river then unnamed. Seven Legs Across the Seas\|Samuel Murray Pretorius had declared that the Transvaal had no boundary on the west, unless it were the Atlantic Ocean. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 8 (of 8)\|Various The Boers, four hundred in number, were sent by the late Mr. Pretorius to attack the Bakwains in 1852. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa\|David Livingstone Pretorius, the rebel Boer, will not allow travellers to pass through his settlements to explore the locality. Jasper Lyle\|Harriet Ward This conduct on the part of the new Government under Mr. Pretorius appears to me distinctly adroit. The Transvaal from Within\|J. P. Fitzpatrick British Dictionary definitions for Pretorius Pretorius / (prɪˈtɔːrɪəs) / noun Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (ˈɑndriːs wɪlˈhɛlmys jaːˈkoːbys). 1799–1853, a Boer leader in the Great Trek (1838) to escape British sovereignty; he also led an expedition to the Transvaal (1848). The town Pretoria was named after him his son, Marthinus Wessels (marˈtiːnys ˈwɛsəls). 1819–1901, first president of the South African Republic (1857–71) and of the Orange Free State (1859–63) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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