ALL meanings of orange free state
or·ange free state
O o - noun orange free state a province in central Republic of South Africa: a Boer republic 1854–1900; a British colony (Orange River Colony, ) 1900–10. 49,647 sq. mi. (128,586 sq. km). Capital: Bloemfontein. 1
- noun orange free state a former province of central South Africa, between the Orange and Vaal rivers: settled by Boers in 1836 after the Great Trek; annexed by Britain in 1848; became a province of South Africa in 1910; replaced in 1994 by the new province of Free State; economy based on agriculture and mineral resources (esp gold and uranium). Capital: Bloemfontein 0
- noun orange free state province of South Africa, west of Lesotho: formerly a Boer republic (1854-1900) & then a British colony (Orange River Colony, 1900-10): 49,992 sq mi (129,480 sq km); pop. 2,783,000; cap. Bloemfontein 0