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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_147323" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_147323" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77259" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_77259" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52289" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_52289" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Natal'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/n/natal.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:22, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( a.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.
(2): ( a.) Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; native.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Of which 47 are whites), British colony in SE. Africa, somewhat larger than Denmark, fronts the Indian Ocean on the E., having a foreshore of 180 m., between Zululand on the N. and Kaffraria on the S.; the Dragensberg Mountains form its western boundary; enjoys a fine salubrious climate, and possesses abundance of fertile land, watered by some 140 inches of rainfall; along the coast the sugar-cane is largely cultivated, as also some tea, coffee, tobacco, &c., while all kinds of fruits flourish in its sub-tropical climate; the rising ground inland produces good cereals, and large numbers of sheep and cattle find excellent pasturage on the plains and mountain slopes on the W.; excellent coal is mined in large quantities, and iron and copper promise well; wool, sugar, hides, feathers, and ivory are the chief exports, and are shipped mainly at Durban, the chief port; the colony now enjoys the advantages of good railways, schools, representative government, and a legal code based on old Dutch law; Pietermaritzburg ( q. v .) is the capital; Natal was discovered in 1497 by Vasco da Gama, and after being annexed to Cape Colony in 1844, was declared, 11 years later, a separate colony.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Natal'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/n/natal.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
