"Bloemfontein" meaning in English

See Bloemfontein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbluːmfɒnˌteɪn/
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans Bloemfontein, from Dutch Bloemfontein. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|Bloemfontein}} Afrikaans Bloemfontein, {{der|en|nl|Bloemfontein}} Dutch Bloemfontein Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bloemfontein
  1. A major city, the capital of the Free State province, and judicial capital of South Africa. Wikipedia link: Bloemfontein Categories (place): Cities in South Africa, Cities in the Free State, South Africa, Places in South Africa, Places in the Free State, South Africa Synonyms: Bloem, Mangaung Translations (city): Bloemfontein (Afrikaans), Блу́мфонтейн (Blúmfontejn) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 布隆方丹 (Bùlóngfāngdān) (Chinese Mandarin), Bloemfontein (Danish), Bloemfontein [neuter] (Dutch), Bloemfontein [masculine] (French), Bloemfontein [neuter] (German), Μπλουμφοντέιν (Bloumfontéin) [neuter] (Greek), Bloemfontein (Indonesian), ブルームフォンテーン (Burūmufontēn) (Japanese), 블룸폰테인 (Beullumpontein) (Korean), Bloemfontein [neuter] (Polish), Bloemfontein [feminine] (Portuguese), Блу́мфонте́йн (Blúmfontɛ́jn) [masculine] (Russian), Mangaung (Sotho), Bloemfontein (Spanish), IBloemfontein (Zulu)

Alternative forms

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