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Johannesburg

[ joh-han-is-burg, -hah-nis-; Dutch yoh-hahn-uhs-brkh ]

noun

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


Johannesburg

/ əʊˈæɪˌɜːɡ /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Johannesburg

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

It is the commercial center for South Africa's diamond and gold industries.
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His works later garnered international acclaim, leading to exhibitions in cities including London, Hong Kong, Johannesburg and New York.

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While often dismissed by critics, his works garnered international acclaim, leading to exhibitions in cities such as Edinburgh, London, Hong Kong, Johannesburg and New York.

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"Everyone was puzzled. People were not expecting the king to go so far as to file for divorce," Prof Gugu Mazibuko, a cultural expert at South Africa's University of Johannesburg, told the BBC.

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The foreign ministers of China, Russia, France and the UK are among those attending the meeting in Johannesburg, while the US is represented by the deputy chief of mission at its South African embassy.

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But in a snub to South Africa, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that he will not attend a G20 meeting of foreign ministers taking place next week in Johannesburg.

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