| Noun | 1. | Transvaal - a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boersprovince, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south" Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) Witwatersrand, Reef, Rand - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese | |