Mafeking
/ˈmæfɪkɪŋ/(亦作Mafikeng)
- a town in South Africa, capital of North-West. In 1899-1900, during the Second Boer War, a small British force commanded by Lord Baden-Powell was besieged there for 215 days; its eventual relief was greeted in Britain with widespread celebration.马弗京（南非西北省一城镇, 1899-1900年第二次布尔战争期间, 由巴登-鲍威尔指挥的一小股英军在此被围困了215天; 英国国内对其最终的解围进行了广泛庆祝; 1980年以后拼写为MAFIKENG）。