bloemfontein

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Definition von bloemfontein im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A major city and the judicial capital of South Africa

a city in South Africa, which its judiciary centre is. City (pop., 1996: 333,769), Republic of South Africa. It lies on the Modder River in Free State province. Founded in 1846 as a fort, it became the seat of the British-administered Orange River Sovereignty (1848-54) and later that of Orange Free State, an independent Boer republic formed in 1854. The failure of the Bloemfontein Conference (1899) resulted in the outbreak of the South African War. In the 20th century the city became a geographical transportation hub. It is the country's judicial capital. See also Pretoria; Cape Town

A major city in South Africa

the seat of the supreme court

Silbentrennung

Bloem·fon·tein

Etymologie

() From Afrikaans: Bloem or blom: flower + fontein fountain.