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Johannesburg en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ (Australia, General-South-African, UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /d͡ʒœʊ̯ˈhɛnɨsbøːɡ/ (General-South-African)
  • /d͡ʒoʊˈhɑːnɪsbɜːrɡ/ (US)
  • /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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. 2025 May 22, Pumza Fihlani, “On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'burial site' by Trump”, in BBC, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025:
    • In August 2025, during a media conference at Luthuli House in Johannesburg on the outcomes of the ANC’s recent National Executive Committee meeting, Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC, lashed out at white South Africans and Afrikaner refugees to the US. 2025 November 14, “The World Must Know”, in AfriForum, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025, page 5:
  2. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Otsego County, Michigan, United States.

Deriveds

Johannesburger · Joburg

Synonyms

Joburg · eGoli

Translations (34)

mr जोहॅनेस्बर्ग (a city in South Africa) · pl Johannesburg (a city in South Africa) · fa-ira ژوهانِسْبورْگ (a city in South Africa) · be Яга́нэсбург (a city in South Africa) · vi Giô-ha-ne-xbớc (a city in South Africa) · zu iGoli (a city in South Africa) · sh Јоханесбург (a city in South Africa) · ja ヨハネスブルグ (a city in South Africa) · pt Joanesburgo (a city in South Africa) · hi जोहानसबर्ग (a city in South Africa) · ko 요하네스버그 (a city in South Africa) · bg Йоха́несбург (a city in South Africa) · ru Йоха́ннесбург (a city in South Africa) · la Ioannesburgum (a city in South Africa) · eo Johanesburgo (a city in South Africa) · xh iRhawuti (a city in South Africa) · nl Johannesburg (a city in South Africa) · rsk Йоганесбурґ (a city in South Africa) · be Іага́несбург (a city in South Africa) · fi Johannesburg (a city in South Africa) · de Johannesburg (a city in South Africa) · af Johannesburg (a city in South Africa) · ar جُوهَانِسْبُرْغ (a city in South Africa) · ko 요하네스뷔르그 (a city in South Africa) · cs Johannesburg (a city in South Africa) · uk Йога́ннесбург (a city in South Africa) · ur جوہانَسْبَرْگ (a city in South Africa) · fr Johannesbourg (a city in South Africa) · sh Johanesburg (a city in South Africa) · es Johannesburgo (a city in South Africa) · la Ioannisburgum (a city in South Africa) · ga Cathair Eoin (a city in South Africa) · cmn 約翰內斯堡 /约翰内斯堡 (a city in South Africa) · sk Johannesburg (a city in South Africa)