/ Dictionary / Index P Pretoria: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pre•to•ri•a Pronunciation: (pri-tôr'ē-u, -tōr'-), [key] — n. a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal. 595,000. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pretoria (Thesaurus) pretor Pretorius Related Content Daily Word Quiz: menagerie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language