💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Orange river colony"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| orange free statenoun | (historical) A former province of South Africa, existing 1910–1994, now the province of Free State. |
| republic of south africanoun | Official name of South Africa: a country in Southern Africa. |
| south african republicnoun | (nonstandard) Synonym of Republic of South Africa. |
| transvaalnoun | A geographical region and former province (until 1994) of South Africa between the Vaal and Limpopo rivers. |
| union of south africanoun | (historical) Former official name of South Africa: a country in Southern Africa; used from 1910 to 1961, when the country was a Commonwealth dominion under nominal British sovereignty. |
| south australianoun | A state of Australia, located in the central southern part of the continent; a former British colony until 1901. Capital: Adelaide. |
| volksraadnoun | The legislature of the South African Republic. |
| oranje, blanje, blounoun | A former national flag of South Africa, used from 1928 to 1994, during the apartheid era. |
| southern rhodesianoun | (historical) A former colony of the United Kingdom; a name used to refer to the area now called Zimbabwe, officially introduced in 1901. A self-governing colony of Britain from 1923, its government began to refer to itself simply as Rhodesia in 1964, when Northern Rhodesia became Zambia. The name Zimbabwe was adopted in 1980. |
| south west africanoun | (historical) A former German colony (before World War I) and later a South African colony (from 1915 to 1990, illegally occupied after 1966 per United Nations stipulations) in Southern Africa; modern Namibia. |
| botswananoun | A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone. |
| congo free statenoun | (historical) A former colony of Central Africa that was ruled by King Leopold II of Belgium as absolute ruler from 1885 until it was annexed by Belgium in 1908. Former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| congolandnoun | (historical) The Congo region during its period as a Belgian colony. |
| south-west africanoun | Alternative spelling of South West Africa. [(historical) A former German colony (before World War I) and later a South African colony (from 1915 to 1990, illegally occupied after 1966 per United Nations stipulations) in Southern Africa; modern Namibia.] |
| northern rhodesianoun | (historical) A former protectorate of the United Kingdom, existing from 1911 to 1964, now called Zambia. |
| río de oronoun | (historical) One of the two territories (the other being Saguia el-Hamra) that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969; it had been taken as a Spanish colonial possession in the late 19th century. |
| bechuanalandnoun | (historical) A former colony of the United Kingdom in Africa, which gained its independence in 1966 as Botswana. |
| apartheid south africanoun | (exonym, colloquial) Derogatory name for South Africa: a country in Southern Africa; used approximately from 1948 to 1991, when the apartheid policy was in force (some definitions may include pre-1948 and extend it to 1994). |
| south africanoun | A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of South Africa. Capitals: Pretoria, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein. |
| natalnoun | Of or relating to birth. |
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