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

According to Professor Andrew Forbes, corresponding author from the University of the Witwatersrand, at Johannesburg, the field has evolved dramatically over the past 20 years.

From Science Daily

He was born in Johannesburg and his father is South African, qualifying him for citizenship here.

From BBC

He followed that with his maiden tour title last week in Johannesburg, also in a playoff.

From Barron's

The NPA said the arrests followed a tip-off from police at South Africa's main international airport in Johannesburg.

From BBC

From the scrappy metal shacks packed tightly on the banks of the thin Jukskei river, the sparkly skyline of Johannesburg's richest neighbourhood less than two miles away is another world.

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