Brooklyn, Pretoria, the Glossary
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29 relations: Afrikaans, Bantu peoples of South Africa, Black people, Brooklyn Mall, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Coloureds, Country, English language, First language, Gauteng, Groenkloof, Indian South Africans, List of municipalities in South Africa, Northern Sotho, Post office box, Postal codes in South Africa, Pretoria, Pretoria Boys High School, Provinces of South Africa, South Africa, South African Standard Time, Suburb, Telephone numbers in South Africa, Tswana language, University of Pretoria, Van Wouw Museum, Waterkloof, White South Africans, 2011 South African census.
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Bantu peoples of South Africa
South African Bantu-speaking peoples represent the majority ethno-racial group of South Africans.
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Black people
Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid- to dark brown complexion.
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Brooklyn Mall
Brooklyn Mall is a shopping mall in Brooklyn, Pretoria, South Africa, owned by development company Growthpoint Properties.
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City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane; Stad Tshwane Metropolitaanse Munisipaliteit; Mmasepala wa Toropokgolo ya Tshwane), also known as the City of Tshwane, is the metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of northern Gauteng in South Africa.
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Coloureds
Coloureds (Kleurlinge) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in South Africa who have ancestry from African, European, and Asian people.
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Country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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First language
A first language (L1), native language, native tongue, or mother tongue is the first language a person has been exposed to from birth or within the critical period.
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Gauteng
Gauteng (Sotho-Tswana for 'place of gold'; eGoli or iGoli) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.
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Groenkloof
Groenkloof (Afrikaans for 'Green ravine') is a residential suburb of Pretoria, South Africa. Brooklyn, Pretoria and Groenkloof are Gauteng geography stubs and suburbs of Pretoria.
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Indian South Africans
Indian South Africans are South Africans who descend from indentured labourers and free migrants who arrived from British India during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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List of municipalities in South Africa
This is a list of municipalities of South Africa.
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Northern Sotho
Sesotho sa Lebowa is a Sotho-Tswana language group spoken in the northeastern provinces of South Africa, most commonly in Mpumalanga, Gauteng and the Limpopo provinces.
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Post office box
A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office.
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Postal codes in South Africa
Postal codes were introduced in South Africa on 8 October 1973, with the introduction of automated sorting.
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Pretoria
Pretoria, is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.
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Pretoria Boys High School
Pretoria Boys High School (colloquially known as "Boys High") is a public, tuition-charging, English-medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Brooklyn in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, founded in 1901 by Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner.
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Provinces of South Africa
South Africa is divided into nine provinces.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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South African Standard Time
South African Standard Time (SAST) is the time zone used by all of South Africa as well as Eswatini and Lesotho.
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Suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area which is predominantly residential and within commuting distance of a large city.
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Telephone numbers in South Africa
South Africa switched to a closed numbering system effective 16 January 2007.
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Tswana language
Tswana, also known by its native name Setswana, and previously spelled Sechuana in English, is a Bantu language spoken in and indigenous to Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people.
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University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria (Universiteit van Pretoria, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa.
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Van Wouw Museum
The Van Wouw House, now a museum, holds the distinction of being the last residence and creative sanctuary for the renowned South African artist Anton van Wouw.
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Waterkloof
Waterkloof (Afrikaans for "Water Ravine") is an affluent suburb of the city of Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa, located to the east of the city centre. Brooklyn, Pretoria and Waterkloof are suburbs of Pretoria.
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White South Africans
White South Africans are South Africans of European descent.
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2011 South African census
The South African National Census of 2011 is the 3rd comprehensive census performed by Statistics South Africa.
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