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Stellenbosch

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Stellenbosch , city (1991 pop. 73,839), Western Cape, SW South Africa, in the Eerste River valley. It is a wine-making and fruit-growing center. Other industries include sawmilling and the manufacture of bricks and tiles. Stellenbosch, founded in 1680, is the oldest European town in South Africa after Cape Town. The Univ. of Stellenbosch, a theological seminary, a technical college, and a teachers college are in the city.

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Stellenbosch

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Stellenbosch, Western Cape/South Africa ‘Stel's Bush’ from the Dutch bosch ‘bush’. It was founded as a camp in 1679 by, and named after, Commander Simon van der Stel (1639–1712), first governor of the Cape (1691–9).

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Stellenbosch

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Stellenbosch transfer to a post of minimal responsibility as a response to incompetence or lack of success, from the name of a town in Cape Province, South Africa, traditionally the place selected for command by unsuccessful military personnel.

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