Grabouw, the Glossary
Grabouw is a town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa.Grabouw is located some 65 km south-east of Cape Town, over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West, along the N2 highway.[1]
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- Populated places in the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality
Adrian Kuiper
Adrian Paul Kuiper (born 24 August 1959) is a former South African international cricketer who played in one international Test match and 25 One Day Internationals between 1991 and 1996.
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Antonie Viljoen
Sir Antonie Gysbert Viljoen (21 August 1858 – 26 October 1918) was an influential liberal Afrikaner politician and progressive farmer of the Cape Colony, South Africa.
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Aphiwe Dyantyi
Aphiwe Odwa Dyantyi (born) is a South African professional rugby union player recently signed for the who play in the United Rugby Championship, the EPCR Challenge Cup.
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Apple
An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus spp.'', among them the domestic or orchard apple; Malus domestica).
Appletiser
Appletiser (a play on "appetiser") is a sparkling fruit juice created by blending fruit juice with carbonated water.
Bantu peoples of South Africa
South African Bantu-speaking peoples represent the majority ethno-racial group of South Africans.
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Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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Black Economic Empowerment
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a policy of the South African government which aims to facilitate broader participation in the economy by black people.
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Black Sash
The Black Sash is a South African human rights organisation.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa.
Coloureds
Coloureds (Kleurlinge) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in South Africa who have ancestry from African, European, and Asian people.
Deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.
Dutch Cape Colony
The Dutch Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie) was a Dutch United East India Company (VOC) colony in Southern Africa, centered on the Cape of Good Hope, from where it derived its name.
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Dutch language
Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.
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Elgin, South Africa
Elgin is a large, lush area of land, circled by mountains, in the Overberg region of South Africa.
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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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Grabouw
Grabouw is a town located in the Western Cape province of South Africa.Grabouw is located some 65 km south-east of Cape Town, over Sir Lowry's Pass from Somerset West, along the N2 highway. Grabouw and Grabouw are Populated places established in 1856 and Populated places in the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality.
Grabow
Grabow is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
Groenland mountains
The Groenland (Dutch for "Greenland") is a small mountain range in the Western Cape, South Africa, and forms part of the Cape Fold Belt.
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Hottentots Holland Mountains
The Hottentots Holland Mountains are part of the Cape Fold Belt in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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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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Italian diaspora
The Italian diaspora (emigrazione italiana) is the large-scale emigration of Italians from Italy.
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Karin Kortje
Karin Kortje-Aspeling (born 12 August 1980) is the winner of the third season of Idols in South Africa.
Kathleen Murray
Caroline Kathleen Murray (9 August 1892 - 9 February 1984) was an export farmer, philanthropist and Black Sash activist of Elgin, South Africa.
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Khoekhoe
Khoekhoe (/ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/ ''KOY-koy'') (or Khoikhoi in former orthography) are the traditionally nomadic pastoralist indigenous population of South Africa.
Kogelberg
The Kogelberg is a range of mountains along the False Bay coast in the Western Cape of South Africa.
Kogelberg Nature Reserve
Kogelberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve of comprising the Kogelberg Mountain Range, to the east of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Louis Kreiner
Louis Kreiner (October 23, 1928 - May 24, 1994) was a South African politician and Mayor of Cape Town from 1979 to 1981.
Mayor of Cape Town
The Mayor of Cape Town is the head of the local government of Cape Town, South Africa; currently that government takes the form of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality.
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Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate, also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen as Cs, is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude).
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Molteno Brothers
The Molteno Brothers, Edward (1877-1950) and Harry (1880-1969) Molteno, were sons of Cape Prime Minister John Molteno by his third wife Sobella Maria.
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Mzwandile Makwayiba
Michael Mzwandile Makwayiba is a South African trade unionist.
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N2 (South Africa)
The N2 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Cape Town through George, Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Port Shepstone and Durban to Ermelo.
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Newtown, Johannesburg
Newtown is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Oude Molen Distillery
Oude Molen Distillery is situated in the Elgin Valley near the town of Grabouw in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Overberg District Municipality
The Overberg District Municipality (Overberg-distriksmunisipaliteit; uMasipala weSithili sase Overberg) is a district municipality that governs the Overberg region in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Paarl
Paarl (Afrikaans:; derived from Parel, meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a city with 285,574 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Palmiet River
Palmiet River (Palmietrivier) is a river located in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Pear
Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in late summer into mid-autumn.
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Plum
A plum is a fruit of some species in ''Prunus'' subg. ''Prunus''. Dried plums are often called prunes, though in the United States they may be labeled as 'dried plums', especially during the 21st century.
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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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Ronelda Kamfer
Ronelda Kamfer (born 16 June 1981 in Blackheath, Cape Town, South Africa) is a Kaaps-language South African poet and novelist.
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Sir Lowry's Pass
Sir Lowry's Pass is a mountain pass on the N2 national road in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Sol Kreiner
Sol Kreiner is a retired South African politician that served as Mayor of Cape Town between 1983 and 1985.
Somerset West
Somerset West (Somerset-Wes) is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Sotho language
Sotho Sesotho, also known as Southern Sotho or Sesotho sa Borwa is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho–Tswana ("S.30") group, spoken in Lesotho, and South Africa where it is an official language.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
South African English
South African English (SAfE, SAfEn, SAE, en-ZA) is the set of English language dialects native to South Africans.
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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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Telephone numbers in South Africa
South Africa switched to a closed numbering system effective 16 January 2007.
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Theewaterskloof Local Municipality
Theewaterskloof Municipality (Theewaterskloof Munisipaliteit; uMasipala wase Theewaterskloof) is a local municipality located within the Overberg District Municipality, in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
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Viticulture
Viticulture (vitis cultura, "vine-growing"), viniculture (vinis cultura, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes.
Western Cape
The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap; iNtshona-Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.
White South Africans
White South Africans are South Africans of European descent.
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Wilhelm Langschmidt
Wilhelm Heinrich Franz Ludwig Langschmidt, or Willem Langschmidt, (10 January 1805 Grabow, Gustrow - 5 October 1866 Caledon) was a German-born Cape Colony painter and drawing master of 59 Long Street, Cape Town.
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Xhosa language
Xhosa, formerly spelled Xosa and also known by its local name isiXhosa, is a Nguni language, indigenous to Southern Africa and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe.
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2001 South African census
The National Census of 2001 was the 2nd comprehensive national census of the Republic of South Africa, or Post-Apartheid South Africa.
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See also
Populated places in the Theewaterskloof Local Municipality
- Botrivier
- Caledon, South Africa
- Dennehof, South Africa
- Genadendal
- Grabouw
- Greyton
- Riviersonderend
- Tesselaarsdal
- Villiersdorp
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grabouw
Also known as Beverley Hills, Western Cape, Dennekruin, Dennekruin, Western Cape, Grabouw, Western Cape, Pineview, Western Cape, Rooidakkies, Western Cape, Snake Park, Western Cape, Steenbras, Western Cape, Swannie River, Western Cape, Waterwerke, Western Cape.
, South African Standard Time, Telephone numbers in South Africa, Theewaterskloof Local Municipality, Viticulture, Western Cape, White South Africans, Wilhelm Langschmidt, Xhosa language, 2001 South African census.