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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Gauteng en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • ᴋʜou-tĕng􂀽' (General-South-African)
  • /xaʊˈteŋ/ (General-South-African)

Etymology

From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, from Afrikaans goud, cognate with English gold) + teng (“here, there; inside”).

Meanings

  1. A province of South Africa. Capital: Johannesburg.
  2. (South-Africa) A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg.

Synonyms

Golden City · eGoli

Translations (13)

ts iRhawuti (Province of South Africa) · st iGauteng (Province of South Africa) · sn Gauteng (Province of South Africa) · xh iRhawuti (Province of South Africa) · nso Gauteng (Province of South Africa) · zu iGauteng (Province of South Africa) · cmn 豪登省 (Province of South Africa) · nr Gauteng (Province of South Africa) · pt Gautengue (Province of South Africa) · ve Makhuwani (Province of South Africa) · zu eGoli (Province of South Africa) · af Gauteng (Province of South Africa) · tn eXilungwini (Province of South Africa)