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Vinony

Johannesburg

proper noun

  1. city in Gauteng province, South Africa
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ / /d͡ʒœʊ̯ˈhɛnɨsbøːɡ/ / /d͡ʒoʊˈhɑːnɪsbɜːrɡ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Johannesburg. By surface analysis, Johannes + -burg.

  1. The largest city in South Africa, provincial capital of the province of Gauteng.

    “The P39-1 is an anonymous stretch of thinly tarred highway connecting the small towns of Newcastle and Normandien in South Africa, a four-hour drive from Johannesburg.”

  2. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Otsego County, Michigan, United States.