Pre·to·ri·us (pr -tôr  - s, -t r-), Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus 1798-1853. Afrikaner soldier and politician who led the defeat of the Zulus (1838) and negotiated the independence of the Transvaal (1852). His son Marthinus Wessels Pretorius (1819-1901) founded Pretoria (1855) and was president of the Transvaal (1857-1877) as well as the Orange Free State (1859-1863). |
Pretorius [prɪˈtɔːrɪəs]
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1. (Biographies / Pretorius, Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (1799-1853) M, South African, POLITICS: Boer leader) 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
2. (Biographies / Pretorius, Marthinus Wessels (1819-1901) M, South African, POLITICS: head of state) 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)
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