Bloemfontein

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans Bloemfontein, from bloem (“flower”) + fontein (“fountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbluːmfɒnˌteɪn/

Proper noun

Bloemfontein

1. A major city and judicial capital of South Africa.

Translations

city

• Afrikaans: Bloemfontein (af)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 布隆方丹 (zh) (Bùlóngfāngdān)

• Danish: Bloemfontein
• Dutch: Bloemfontein n
• French: Bloemfontein (fr) m
• German: Bloemfontein (de) n
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• Japanese: ブルームフォンテーン (Burūmufontēn)
• Korean: 블룸폰테인 (Beullumpontein)
• Polish: Bloemfontein m
• Portuguese: Bloemfontein (pt) f
• Russian: Блу́мфонте́йн m (Blúmfontɛ́jn)
• Sotho: Mangaung (st)
• Spanish: Bloemfontein (es)
• Zulu: please add this translation if you can

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblumfɔntəi̯n/

Proper noun

Bloemfontein

1. Bloemfontein (a city in South Africa)

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans Bloemfontein. Equivalent to bloem +‎ fontein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblumfɔnˌtɛi̯n/
• Hyphenation: Bloem‧fon‧tein

Proper noun

Bloemfontein

1. Bloemfontein (a city in South Africa)

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Bloemfontein f

1. Bloemfontein (the judicial capital of South Africa)