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Transvaal|ˌtrɑːnsˈvɑːl, ˌtræns-, -nz-|
[f. trans- 7 + Vaal, a tributary of the Orange R. in S. Africa.]
A former South African republic, now a province of the Republic of South Africa, lying north of the Orange Free State, from which it is separated by the River Vaal.
attrib. Transvaal daisy, Gerbera Jamesonii, a composite plant, introduced from the Transvaal in 1888.
1901Gardener 12 Jan. 1049/1 The Transvaal Daisy..has been a bright patch for a long time... The large flame-coloured flowers..are a particularly fine sight.
Hence Transˈvaaler, a native or inhabitant of the Transvaal; Transˈvaalian a., of or belonging to the Transvaal; Transvaalite |trɑːnsˈvɑːlaɪt, træns-, -nz-| Min. [-ite1 2], a mineral consisting mainly of black oxide of cobalt, resulting from the alteration of cobalt arsenide, found at a cobalt-mine near Middleburg in the Transvaal.
1887Rider Haggard Jess x, You [are] going to show us *Transvaalers how to do it, eh?
1899Daily News 19 Dec. 3/5 That the position of the Britishers under the *Transvaalian oligarchy would, in the end, become absolutely unbearable.
1890MacGhie & Clark in Engin. & Mining Jrnl. (N.Y.) L. 96 *Transvaalite. 1896in Chester Dict. Min. |