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Williston, South Africa, the Glossary

30 relations: Afrikaans, Bantu peoples of South Africa, Basters, Bushmanland, Northern Cape, Calvinia, Cape Colony, Carnarvon, South Africa, Coloureds, Corbel, Dutch people, Dutch Reformed Church, First language, Fraserburg, Indian South Africans, Karoo, Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality, Khoekhoe, Nama people, Namakwa District Municipality, Namibia, Northern Cape, Orange River, Post office box, Postal codes in South Africa, South Africa, South African English, South African Standard Time, Telephone numbers in South Africa, White South Africans, Xhosa language.
1883 establishments in the Cape Colony
Populated places in the Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality

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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Basters

The Basters (also known as Baasters, Rehobothers, or Rehoboth Basters) are a Southern African ethnic group descended from Cape Coloureds and Nama of Khoisan origin.

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Bushmanland is an arid area south of the Orange River and west of Kenhardt and east of Springbok (Namaqualand) in the Northern Cape, South Africa. Williston, South Africa and Bushmanland, Northern Cape are Karoo.

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Calvinia

Calvinia is a regional town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa named after the French religious reformer Jean Calvin. Williston, South Africa and Calvinia are Karoo.

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Cape Colony

The Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa named after the Cape of Good Hope.

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Carnarvon, South Africa

Carnarvon is a small town in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Williston, South Africa and Carnarvon, South Africa are Karoo.

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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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Corbel

In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket.

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Dutch people

The Dutch (Dutch) are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands.

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Dutch Reformed Church

The Dutch Reformed Church (abbreviated NHK) was the largest Christian denomination in the Netherlands from the onset of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century until 1930.

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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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Fraserburg

Fraserburg is a town in the Karoo region of South Africa's Northern Cape province. Williston, South Africa and Fraserburg are Karoo and populated places in the Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality.

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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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Karoo

The Karoo (from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ǃ’Aukarob "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa.

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Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality

Karoo Hoogland Municipality (Karoo Hoogland Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of 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.

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Nama people

Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

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Namakwa District Municipality

The Namakwa District Municipality (Namakwa-distriksmunisipaliteit) is one of the 5 districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.

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Northern Cape

The Northern Cape (Noord-Kaap; Kapa Bokone; Mntla-Koloni) is the largest and most sparsely populated province of South Africa. Williston, South Africa and Northern Cape are Karoo.

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Orange River

The Orange River (from Afrikaans/Dutch: Oranjerivier) is a river in Southern Africa. Williston, South Africa and Orange River are Karoo.

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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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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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White South Africans

White South Africans are South Africans of European descent.

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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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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williston,_South_Africa

Also known as Amandelboom, Williston, Northern Cape.