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Johannesburg

Johannesburg

English

Proper noun

Johannesburg

The largest city of South Africa.

Derived terms

Johannesburger

Translations

a city in South Africa

Afrikaans: Johannesburg
Arabic: جوهانسبرغ m ‎(juhanisbūrgh)
Belarusian: Яга́нэсбург m ‎(Jahánesburh), Іага́несбург m ‎(Iahánjesburh)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 約翰內斯堡 (zh), 约翰内斯堡 (zh) ‎(Yuēhànnèisībǎo)
Dutch: Johannesburg (nl)
Esperanto: Johanesburgo
Finnish: Johannesburg (fi)
French: Johannesburg
German: Johannesburg (de) n

Irish: Cathair Eoin f
Japanese: ヨハネスブルグ ‎(Yohanesuburugu)
Korean: 요하네스버그 ‎(Yohaneseubeogeu)
Marathi: जोहॅनेस्बर्ग n ‎(johǎnesbarga)
Persian: ژوهانسبورگ ‎(žohânesburg)
Portuguese: Joanesburgo
Russian: Йоха́ннесбург (ru) m ‎(Joxánnesburg)
Spanish: Johannesburgo (es)
Xhosa: iRhawuti, eRhawutini (loc.)
Zulu: iGoli

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Johannesburg.

Proper noun

Johannesburg

Johannesburg (city in South Africa)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Johannes +‎ -burg

Proper noun

Johannesburg

Johannesburg (city in South Africa)