Soweto
a group of townships in northeastern South Africa, southwest of and administered by Johannesburg: constructed in the 1950s and early 1960s to provide housing and services for Black Africans. 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).
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How to use Soweto in a sentence
Siyabonga, a 30-year-old from Mandela’s home township of Soweto, told OZY he stopped at several shops in search of bread, and they were all out of the staple.
So I went to Soweto, and within an hour and a half, I was photographing a guy being killed right in front of me.
Take two, for instance, new volumes of Next Stop . . . Soweto, a compilation series on Strut Records.
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British Dictionary definitions for Soweto
/ (səˈwɛtəʊ, -ˈweɪtəʊ) /
a contiguous group of Black African townships southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa: the largest purely Black African urban settlement in southern Africa: scene of riots (1976) following protests against the use of Afrikaans in schools for Black African children. Area: 62 sq km (24 sq miles). Pop: 858 649 (2001)
Origin of Soweto
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Soweto
[ (suh-wet-oh, suh-way-toh) ]
Collective name for a group of townships inhabited by black Africans, located southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Soweto
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