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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

Krugersdorp is a mining town on the western edges of Johannesburg.

From Seattle Times Nov. 3, 2022

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

From The Guardian Oct. 14, 2018

The next day we marched into Krugersdorp once again, passing several marshy spots where arum lilies were blooming in rich profusion.

From A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition by Ross, P. T.

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