pretorius

Pre·to·ri·us

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pri-tawr-ee-uh s, -tohr-; Dutch prey-toh-ree-oo s]
- /prɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-; Dutch preɪˈtoʊ riˌʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pri-tawr-ee-uh s, -tohr-; Dutch prey-toh-ree-oo s]
- /prɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-; Dutch preɪˈtoʊ riˌʊs/

Definitions of pretorius word

noun pretorius Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus [ahn-drees vil-hel-moo s yah-kaw-boo s] /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/ (Show IPA), 1799–1853, and his son Marthinus Wessels [mahr-tee-noo s ves-uh ls] /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/ (Show IPA) 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa. 1
noun pretorius Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus (ˈɑndriːs wɪlˈhɛlmys jaːˈkoːbys). 1799–1853, a Boer leader in the Great Trek (1838) to escape British sovereignty; he also led an expedition to the Transvaal (1848). The town Pretoria was named after him 0
noun pretorius his son, Marthinus Wessels (marˈtiːnys ˈwɛsəls). 1819–1901, first president of the South African Republic (1857–71) and of the Orange Free State (1859–63) 0

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pretorius popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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