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Krugersdorp

American  
[kroo-gerz-dawrp, kry-khuhrs-dawrp] / ˈkru gərzˌdɔrp, ˈkrü xərsˌdɔrp /

noun

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


Krugersdorp British  
/ ˈkruːɡəzˌdɔːp /

noun

  1. a city in NE South Africa, in the Witwatersrand, at an altitude of 1720 m (5650 ft): a gold-, manganese-, and uranium-mining centre. Pop: 86 618 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But since March, his shop in Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg, has been using the pay-as-you-go solar power system to keep the lights and fridges on.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Growing up in Krugersdorp to the north-west of Johannesburg, he played a variety of sports, including cricket and rugby, but tennis and squash were his primary loves.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

In November, South African police discovered the bodies of 21 illegal miners at a mine in use in Krugersdorp, a town west of Johannesburg.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

On a long, nondescript road in Krugersdorp lies a series of eight brick residences known as Mosego Home.

From The Guardian • Oct. 14, 2018

General Clements' column was now stationed at Krugersdorp, and we saw something of Captain MacBean, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, his Brigade-Major.

From The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland by Romer, Cecil Francis

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