a city in N South Africa, the administrative capital of South Africa; formerly capital of Transvaal province: two universities (1873, 1930); large steelworks. Pop: 2 058 789 (2015 est)
Also called: Tshwane
Pretoria in American English
(priˈtɔriə; prɪˈtɔriə)
administrative capital of South Africa, in Gauteng province: pop. 526,000