Groblersdal, the Glossary
Groblersdal is a farming town situated 32 km north of the 178 million m³ Loskop Dam in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo.[1]
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32 relations: Afrikaans, Alfalfa, Bantu peoples of South Africa, Citrus, Coloureds, Common sunflower, Cotton, Duanne Olivier, Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality, First language, Floodplain, Grape, Indian South Africans, Jaco van der Westhuyzen, Limpopo, Loskop Dam, Maize, Northern Sotho, Peach, Peanut, Post office box, Postal codes in South Africa, Sekhukhune District Municipality, South Africa, South African English, South African Standard Time, Telephone numbers in South Africa, Tobacco, Vegetable, Wheat, White South Africans, Zulu language.
- Populated places in the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken in South Africa, Namibia and (to a lesser extent) Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Alfalfa
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa), also called lucerne, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae.
Bantu peoples of South Africa
South African Bantu-speaking peoples represent the majority ethno-racial group of South Africans.
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Citrus
Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae.
Coloureds
Coloureds (Kleurlinge) refers to members of multiracial ethnic communities in South Africa who have ancestry from African, European, and Asian people.
Common sunflower
The common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae.
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Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.
Duanne Olivier
Duanne Olivier (born 9 May 1992) is a South African cricketer who plays for the South Africa cricket team and for the Knights cricket team in domestic fixtures.
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Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality
Elias Motsoaledi Municipality (Mmasepala wa Elias Motsoaledi; UMasipaladi ye Elias Motsoaledi), formerly the Greater Groblersdal Municipality, is a local municipality within the Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province 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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Floodplain
A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river.
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Grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.
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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Jaco van der Westhuyzen
Jaco van der Westhuyzen (born 6 April 1978) is a South African former professional rugby union footballer who played fly-half or fullback.
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Limpopo
Limpopo is the northernmost province of South Africa.
Loskop Dam
Loskop Dam is a combined gravity and arch type dam located on the Olifants River, near Groblersdal, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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Maize
Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.
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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Peach
The peach (Prunus persica) is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in Zhejiang province of Eastern China.
Peanut
The peanut (Arachis hypogaea), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), goober pea, pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds.
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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Sekhukhune District Municipality
The Sekhukhune District Municipality (Mmasepala wa Selete wa Sekhukhune) is one of the 5 districts of the Limpopo province of South Africa. Groblersdal and Sekhukhune District Municipality are Limpopo geography stubs.
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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 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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Tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants.
Vegetable
Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food.
Wheat
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a staple food around the world.
White South Africans
White South Africans are South Africans of European descent.
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Zulu language
Zulu, or IsiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken and indigenous to Southern Africa.
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See also
Populated places in the Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality
- Dennilton
- Elandsdoorn
- Groblersdal
- Laersdrif
- Roossenekal
- Saaiplaas
- Sterkfontein, Limpopo
- Syferfontein-B
- Tafelkop
- Tonteldoos
- Witfontein
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groblersdal
Also known as Groblersdal, Limpopo.