pretoria
/pɹəˈtɔːɹi.ə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The administrative capital of South Africa.
name
Example Sentences
- "Following the health department’s findings, the company temporarily closed the factory, located in the city of Polokwane north of Johannesburg, as well as two other sites in Germiston and Pretoria. It also recalled its ready-to-eat meat products, pledging to address any “valid claims which may be made against it in due course.”"
Etymology
Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).