Johannesburg

[ joh-han-is-burg, -hah-nis-; Dutch yoh-hahn-uh s-bœrkh ]

/ dʒoʊˈhæn ɪsˌbɜrg, -ˈhɑ nɪs-; Dutch yoʊˈhɑn əsˌbœrx /

noun

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

Example sentences from the Web for johannesburg

An hour later, he scored a second flight to Johannesburg for $380.

‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement |Charlise Ferguson |January 4, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
On the same day, Wits University in Johannesburg held a memorial in its iconic Great Hall.

Goodbye, Madiba |Mark Gevisser |December 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Nelson Mandela's ex-wife describes the final moments of his life as he passed away last week at his home in Johannesburg.

Winnie on Nelson Mandela’s Final Moments |The Telegraph |December 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I spent today in the Johannesburg Stadium, among 70,000 people who attended despite the torrential rain.

Rowdy Crowds At Mandela’s Memorial |Mark Gevisser |December 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Mandela and I met regularly, secretly at night, on a dark street in Johannesburg, so that he could brief me about his plans.

Mandela, My Source: One Journalist’s Memory of Clandestine Meetings |Benjamin Pogrund |December 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
About seven o'clock we passed through Fordsburg, a suburb of Johannesburg.

My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War |Ben Viljoen.
Mrs. George Farrar had come from Johannesburg, and together we went to see our husbands.

A Woman's Part in a Revolution |Natalie Harris Hammond
After taking leave of my friend Cronje at Johannesburg Station, my first duty was to visit my various field cornets.

My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War |Ben Viljoen.
I have sent De Wet with ultimatum this morning to Johannesburg, and believe arms will be laid down unconditionally.

South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) |Louis Creswicke
French, after his unhappy cross-veld march to Heidelberg, was placed in charge of the Johannesburg district.

A Handbook of the Boer War |Gale and Polden, Limited

British Dictionary definitions for johannesburg

Johannesburg

/ (dʒəʊˈhænɪsˌbɜːɡ) /

noun

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)

Cultural definitions for johannesburg

Johannesburg

[ (joh-han-uhs-burg, joh-hah-nuhs-burg) ]

Largest city in South Africa, located in the northeastern part of the country.

notes for Johannesburg

It is the commercial center for South Africa's diamond and gold industries.

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