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

In 2010, while at his home in Johannesburg, he was stabbed by intruders, then tied up and interrogated.

From BBC

Undetected for a year, Bester then allegedly lived under an alias in South Africa's main city, Johannesburg, helped by his partner.

From BBC

Their sentence comes nearly six years after they were arrested when local authorities raided a factory in Johannesburg and found 91 Malawian nationals, 37 of them children, working in appalling conditions.

From BBC

She sometimes takes Sophia for walks around their neighbourhood in Alexandra, a township near Johannesburg's northern suburbs, but the traffic and people staring make her uncomfortable.

From BBC

There appears to be plenty of abandoned buildings in the centre of Johannesburg that could provide permanent homes, but developers interested in revamping them then charge a rent that is beyond the reach of many.

From BBC