[DOC] [TLE] Natal | historical province, South Africa | Britannica.com [PAR] Natal, former province of South Africa. ... on Christmas Day in 1497 and named 
the country Terra Natalis, after the Portuguese word (Natal) for Christmas. [DOC] [TLE] History of South Africa - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of South Africa starts more than 100,000 years ago, when the first 
humans inhabited ... 7 The Cape Colony; 8 Natal; 9 Griqua people; 10 Frontier 
wars ... In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Portuguese mariners, who were 
the first ... southernmost cape of South Africa, which he named Cabo das 
Tormentas,... [DOC] [TLE] Mozambique - Wikipedia [PAR] Location of Mozambique (dark blue).  in Africa  in the African Union (light blue). 
Capital ... South Africa is Mozambique's main trading partner and source of 
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president... [DOC] [TLE] Natal - Wiktionary [PAR] From Portuguese Natal   (Christmas), because the region in South Africa was 
discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497
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land-locked lagoon which the Portuguese called the Rio de Natal; for ..... 
alternative meaning for the word itheku is 'the one-testicled thing', suggesting that 
Shaka's. [DOC] [TLE] South Africa travel guide - Wikitravel [PAR] The first Europeans to reach South Africa were the Portuguese, who named the ... 
up for the eventual long-term expulsion of all non-whites from South Africa's cities
. ..... in KwaZulu-Natal, third largest in South Africa and popular coastal holiday... [DOC] [TLE] The H of South Africa | 'Work Out' each Day [PAR] Jul 12, 2012 ... Hippo, holidays, Howick Falls, Hoola hoop, Harrismith, Hubbard squash, ... The 
province of Natal is on the eastern side of South Africa, where the warm Indian 
Ocean lashes the shores. ... Natal so named because Portuguese sailors, 
captained by Vasco de .... liz2you on A Word a Week Photograph Chall [DOC] [TLE] Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa | By South Africa Channel [PAR] KwaZulu Natal Province - Green Landscapes and Coastal Metropolis ... 1497, he 
named his new discovery Natal, being the Portuguese word for Christmas. ... 
but especially in holiday seasons when all the "up-country" South Africans 
migrate... [DOC] [TLE] KwaZulu Natal history & geography. - Responsible Travel [PAR] The latter was named after the Christmas Day 1497 sighting of the coast by the 
great Portuguese explorer and navigator, Vasco da Gama. ... The Zulu King, 
Dingane, at first offered the Boers land but went back on his word killing their 
leader, Piet ... Stretching for 800kms along the east coast of South Africa, 
KwaZulu-Natal is... [DOC] [TLE] Africanderisms; a glossary of South African colloquial words and ... [PAR] to say nothing of such well-known South African words as Africander, 
Africanderism, and ... J. W. W. Owen of Mount Coke for suggestions with 
reference to Kaffir words and names. The author is .... Natal. 1868. Campbell, 
John.  Travels in South Africa. London. 1815. .... Leyland, R. W., F.R.Q.S. A 
Holiday in South Africa. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Dictionary of Southern African Place Names" [PAR] Furthermore, general works on names such as C Pettman's South African Place 
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Administration ... From the second half of the 15th century, Portuguese, Dutch, 
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Question: Natal, South Africa was named for the Portuguese word for this holiday
Answer: Christmas