Bloemfontein

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/ˈbluːmfɒnˌteɪn/

proper noun

A major city, the capital of the Free State province, and judicial capital of South Africa.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A major city, the capital of the Free State province, and judicial capital of South Africa.

    Synonyms: Bloem, Mangaung

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA major city, the capital of the Free State province, and judicial capital of South Africa.

Also see

Origin

  1. DutchBloemfontein
  2. AfrikaansBloemfontein
  3. EnglishBloemfontein

Borrowed from Afrikaans Bloemfontein, from Dutch Bloemfontein.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
Bulgarian Блу́мфонтейн
  • Блу́мфонтейн (Blúmfontejn)city
Chinese Mandarin 布隆方丹
  • 布隆方丹 (Bùlóngfāngdān)city
Danish Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
Dutch Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
French Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
German Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
Greek Μπλουμφοντέιν
  • Μπλουμφοντέιν (Bloumfontéin)city
Indonesian Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
Japanese ブルームフォンテーン
  • ブルームフォンテーン (Burūmufontēn)city
Korean 블룸폰테인
  • 블룸폰테인 (Beullumpontein)city
Polish Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
Portuguese Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
Russian Блу́мфонте́йн
  • Блу́мфонте́йн (Blúmfontɛ́jn)city
Spanish Bloemfontein
  • Bloemfonteincity
Zulu IBloemfontein
  • IBloemfonteincity
Cite this entry
APA

Bloemfontein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloemfontein

MLA

“Bloemfontein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloemfontein. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bloemfontein,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bloemfontein.

Source: Bloemfontein on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.