Pretoria
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Pre·to·ria | \ pri-ˈtȯr-ē-ə 
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\Definition of Pretoria
city and administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa located on a small tributary of the Limpopo River in the municipality of Tshwane; formerly the capital of Transvaal population 742,000
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