Johannesburg

American  

[joh-han-is-burg, -hah-nis-, yoh-hahn-uhs-bœrkh] / dʒoʊˈhæn ɪsˌbɜrg, -ˈhɑ nɪs-, yoʊˈhɑn əsˌbœrx /

noun

1. a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.

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Johannesburg British  

/ dʒəʊˈhænɪsˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city in N South Africa; the capital of Gauteng province: South Africa's largest city and chief industrial centre; grew with the establishment in 1886 of the gold-mining industry; University of Witwatersrand (1922). Pop: 1 009 036 (2001)

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Johannesburg Cultural  

1. Largest city in South Africa, located in the northeastern part of the country.

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It is the commercial center for South Africa's diamond and gold industries.

Example Sentences

The tournament will kick off with Mexico facing South Africa in Mexico City on June 11, a rematch of the 2010 opener in Johannesburg, which was played on the same date 16 years earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

MacDonald said Matabiswana had shown "no remorse" and made several efforts to evade justice throughout the case - attempting to leave the scene before police arrived and then by booking a flight to Johannesburg.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

He will not qualify for England in time to face South Africa in Johannesburg on 4 July in the opening round of this summer's Nations Championship.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Health authorities have also identified 22 French nationals who have been in close contact with a separate confirmed case during flights between the tropical island of St. Helena, Johannesburg and Amsterdam on April 25.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Even though I had never been beyond the confines of Alexandra to know what Johannesburg was really like, I told them secondhand stories about it.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane