Mpumalanga

//əmˌpuːməˈlæŋɡə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A province in northeastern South Africa, which formed part of Transvaal province until 1994.

Etymology

From a Nguni language term for “east” or “place where the sun rises”. Compare Xhosa impumalanga, Zulu impumalanga, Southern Ndebele mpumalanga and Swazi mpumalanga.

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