Griqualand-east


[gree-kwuh-land, grik-wuh-] /ˈgri kwəˌlænd, ˈgrɪk wə-/

noun
1.
a former district in S South Africa, SW of Natal.
/ˈɡriːkwəˌlænd; ˈɡrɪk-/
noun
1.
an area of central South Africa: settled in 1861 by Griquas led by Adam Kok III; annexed to the Cape Colony in 1879; part of the Transkei, 1903–93. Chief town: Kokstad. Area: 17 100 sq km (6602 sq miles)

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