Johannesburg

[joh-han-is-burg, -hah-nis-, yoh-hahn-uhs-bœrkh]

noun

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

Johannesburg

/ 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)

Johannesburg

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

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

Example Sentences

He studied mining engineering at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg before deciding to switch to medicine, at Guy's Hospital in London.

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Carney told reporters in Johannesburg over the weekend, at the sidelines of the Group of 20 leaders’ summit, that Canadian officials would re-engage with their U.S. counterparts on trade talks at the appropriate time.

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There is "still a lot of work to be done on the 28-point plan", Finnish President Alexander Stubb told AFP in Johannesburg on Sunday.

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Chiefs levelled seven minutes later when defender Dillon Solomons scored a rare goal for the Johannesburg outfit.

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Speaking at the gathering in Johannesburg, French President Emmanuel Macron said the plan "cannot simply be an American proposal", adding that any agreement had to also guarantee security for "all Europeans".

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