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transvaal

/tɹɑːnsˈvɑːl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
transvaal
IPA
/tɹɑːnsˈvɑːl/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers.

name

A former country in Southern Africa; the Transvaal "Boer republic" state from 1852 to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland's annexation of it in 1902.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English Vaal English Transvaal From trans- + Vaal.

Inflected Forms

the Transvaal (canonical)

Derived Forms

Transvaaler Transvaalian transvaalin

Phrases

Transvaal daisy

Frequently Paired Words

Vaalie

Synonyms

South African Republic

Rhymes With

doll sol jamal tal mahal dahl ahl cabal ya'll coll gaal pall

Questions

How do you pronounce transvaal?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹɑːnsˈvɑːl/.
What does transvaal mean?
A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers.
Where does transvaal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English Vaal English Transvaal From trans- + Vaal.

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