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PRONUNCIATION OF MAFEKING

Mafeking  [ˈmæfɪˌkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAFEKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mafeking is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAFEKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mahikeng

Mahikeng – formerly, and still commonly, known as Mafikeng and historically Mafeking in English – is the capital city of the North-West Province of South Africa. It is best known internationally for the Siege of Mafeking, the most famous engagement of the Second Boer War. Located close to South Africa's border with Botswana, Mahikeng is 1,400 km northeast of Cape Town and 260 km west of Johannesburg. In 2001, it had a population of 49,300. In 2007, Mafikeng was reported to have a population of 250,000 of which the CBD constitutes between 69,000 and 75,000. It is built on the open veld at an elevation of 1,500 m, by the banks of the Upper Molopo River. The Madibi goldfields are some 15 km south of the town.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAFEKING


banking
ˈbæŋkɪŋ
booking
ˈbʊkɪŋ
breaking
ˈbreɪkɪŋ
clicking
ˈklɪkɪŋ
cooking
ˈkʊkɪŋ
drinking
ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ
erlking
ˈɜːlˌkɪŋ
foreking
ˈfɔːˌkɪŋ
fucking
ˈfʌkɪŋ
king
kɪŋ
making
ˈmeɪkɪŋ
networking
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkɪŋ
overking
ˈəʊvəˌkɪŋ
parking
ˈpɑːkɪŋ
ranking
ˈræŋkɪŋ
smoking
ˈsməʊkɪŋ
speaking
ˈspiːkɪŋ
sucking
ˈsʌkɪŋ
taking
ˈteɪkɪŋ
underking
ˈʌndəˌkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAFEKING

Maestricht
maestro
maestro di cappella
Maeterlinck
Maewo
MAF
MAFF
Maffia
maffick
mafficker
maffled
mafflin
Mafia
mafic
Mafikeng

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAFEKING

attention-seeking
baking
checking
heat-seeking
hiking
in the making
licking
mocking
on-street parking
packing
Peking
pleasure-seeking
profit-seeking
publicity-seeking
reeking
self-seeking
thinking
tracking
walking
working

Synonyms and antonyms of Mafeking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Mafeking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAFEKING

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Translator English - Chinese

马弗京
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mafeking
570 millions of speakers

English

Mafeking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Mafeking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Mafeking
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мафекинга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mafeking
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Mafeking
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Mafeking
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mafeking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mafeking
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マフェキング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Mafeking
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mafeking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Mafeking
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Mafeking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मफिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mafeking
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mafeking
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mafeking
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Мафекінга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mafeking
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Μαφεκινγκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mafeking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Mafeking
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mafeking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mafeking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAFEKING»

The term «Mafeking» is regularly used and occupies the 92.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAFEKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Mafeking

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAFEKING»

Discover the use of Mafeking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mafeking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mafeking!: the story of a siege
Mafeking ranks as one of the major military epics of the Anglo-Boer War.
Malcolm Flower-Smith, Edmund James Yorke, 2000
2
Mafeking Road
These slyly simple stories of the unforgiving South African Transvaal reveal a little-described (and rarely romanticized) world of Afrikaner life in the late 19th Century.
Herman Charles Bosman, 2011
3
Mafeking: A Diary of the Siege
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Frederick David Baillie, 2011
4
Mafeking Memories
Mafeking Memories is a memoir of the siege of Mafeking in South Africa during the Boer War, as recorded by Frederick Saunders (1883-1964).
Frederick Saunders, Phillip Thurmond Smith, 1996
5
The boy: Baden-Powell and the Siege of Mafeking
Historical mythology credits Robert Baden-Powell, father of the boy scout movement, as the "Hero of Mafeking" and the St. George who saved England in its darkest hour.
Pat Hopkins, Heather Dugmore, 1999
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From Mafeking to Molehills - The Reluctant Cub Scout
by Jon Laidlaw ISBN 978 1 846930539 Published: 2007 Pages: 230 Description From Mafeking to Molehills - The Reluctant Cub Scout "It's not funny James.
Jon Laidlaw, 2007
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Baden-Powell: The Hero of Mafeking
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
W. Francis Aitken, 2010
8
Gender, Race, and the Writing of Empire: Public Discourse ...
The most signiflcant spontaneous public eruption in London since the i886 Trafalgar Square riots, Mafeking Night could hardly have been more different in character from those protests of unemployment. Economic theorist J. A. Hobson, and ...
Paula M. Krebs, 2004
9
Boys' Life
Then they would quickly move the guns to another outpost, and fire again, giving the impression there were several more guns in Mafeking than really existed. Baden-Powell also launched a series of attacks on Boer lines early in the fighting .
10
The Relief of Mafeking How It Was Accomplished by Mahon's ...
The proprietors of the Manchester Guardian have kindly allowed me to make use of their copyright in the letters written by me to that newspaper during the first half of the year.
Filson Young, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAFEKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Mafeking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Eyesore mill to be demolished - Oldham Chronicle
The mill is the main view for residents of nearby Mafeking Street, and while a majority have welcomed the imminent demolition of the mill in ... «Oldham Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Monisa, 6 months, gone too soon - Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday …
... Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt Hope with his parents, returning with them to their Mafeking Village home, without his sister. «Trinidad News, Jul 15»
3
Making magic for Madiba - PICS
Cecil Mafeking, a refrigeration technician, was super-excited to receive his Street Sleeper bag. The sleeping bags are made from upcycled ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
4
Published on Jul 14, 2015, 11:43 am AST
Brown and Ravello, of Mafeking, Mayaro, visited Guardian Media Limited in Port of Spain on Sunday to report the claims of police abuse. «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
5
Joy as turtle is rescued
The video was captured by Brinsley Maharaj, councillor for Cocal/Mafeking who was part of the rescue team. It took about two hours and six ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
6
Ruffer: How Will The Enormous Debt Levels Be Resolved?
A bottle of water during the Siege of Mafeking reached a fancy price – the bottle became almost worthless when Mafeking was relieved; it had ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
7
Riot in Frederick Street
The inhabitants of the town read about the siege of Mafeking and it brought out a great sense of patriotism. When Mafeking was finally relieved ... «Rotherham Advertiser, Jul 15»
8
The Keefe Report: “It's Me Bren Gun”
... at Mafeking or Colenso during the Boer War. The Bren simply worked, and worked well. It had a robust, ingenious tilting block locking system. «American Rifleman, Jul 15»
9
Khama and the making of a sovereign nation (Part 1)
... of independence that the administrative centre of the protectorate, as it then was, was transferred from Mafeking in South Africa to Gaborone. «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
10
The Glennie gears up for greatness at NAF 2015
After Dark in the Groot Marico is the second chapter to the critically acclaimed and award-winning Mafeking Road, which premiered at the ... «Artslink.co.za News, Jul 15»

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