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Definition of Johannesburg

1. Noun. City in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries.

Definition of Johannesburg

1. Proper noun. The largest city of South Africa. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Johannesburg

Literary usage of Johannesburg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Africa: Its History, Heroes and Wars by William Douglas Mackenzie, Alfred Stead (1899)
"THE greatest of all the many interests centered in the town of Johannesburg is the fact that it did not exist before 1886. Only thirteen years old and yet ..."

2. Impressions of South Africa by James Bryce Bryce (1900)
"Great is the change when one passes from the busy Johannesburg to the sleepy Pretoria, the political capital of the country, laid out forty-three years ago, ..."

3. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament by Great Britain Parliament (1902)
"Johannesburg Mines—Native Labour —Arrest of Five Natives. ... which led to the arrest oi the native chiefs at Johannesburg at the beginning of this month ..."

4. Diamonds and Gold in South Africa by Theodore Reunert (1893)
"This gives Johannesburg its unique climate, and makes * " Mr. Edward HV Melville, the well-known Government Surveyor, has lately accurately determined the ..."

5. Men, Mines and Animals in South Africa by Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (1897)
"The journey from Kimberley to Johannesburg, covering a distance of 450 miles, deserves some description. The railway is completed as far as Vryburg in ..."

6. Labour and Other Questions in South Africa: Being Mainly Considerations on by Indicus (1903)
"As told to me, things in Johannesburg are not very satisfactory. Those who have known the place for years do not look hopefully on the immediate future. ..."

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