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Upington

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[uhp-ing-tuhn] / ˈʌp ɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. a city in the N Cape of Good Hope province, in the N Republic of South Africa.


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Later, as an adult, Esau realized the importance of preserving her mother tongue and founded a school in her home town of Upington to try to pass it on.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

That gets us to Upington airport, ready for the 250km road move north to our test track.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2018

"As the Khoisan people, we are the first and oldest nation in South Africa," says Mr Peterson as we shelter from the midday sun outside a traditional San hut near the small town of Upington.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2016

A six-hour drive from Upington, through stark, rock-strewn countryside is the small town of Steinkopf.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2016

He held no subsequent official post in the colony, though he shared with Sir Thomas Upington and Sir Charles Mills the honour of representing the Cape at the intercolonial conference of 1887.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various