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johannesburg

Jo·han·nes·burg
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [joh-han-is-burg, -hah-nis-; Dutch yoh-hahn-uh s-bœrkh]
    • /dʒoʊˈhæn ɪsˌbɜrg, -ˈhɑ nɪs-; Dutch yoʊˈhɑn əsˌbœrx/
    • /ʤəˈhænəzbɜːg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joh-han-is-burg, -hah-nis-; Dutch yoh-hahn-uh s-bœrkh]
    • /dʒoʊˈhæn ɪsˌbɜrg, -ˈhɑ nɪs-; Dutch yoʊˈhɑn əsˌbœrx/

Definitions of johannesburg word

  • noun johannesburg a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa. 1
  • noun johannesburg 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: 957 441 (2011) 0
  • noun johannesburg capital of Gauteng province, South Africa: pop. 713,000 0
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johannesburg popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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    a city in E South Africa: gold-mining centre. Pop: 62 116 (2001)

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

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