Johannesburg

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Australia, General South African, UK/d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/General South African/d͡ʒœʊ̯ˈhɛnɨsbøːɡ/US/d͡ʒoʊˈhɑːnɪsbɜːrɡ/

proper noun

The largest city in South Africa, provincial capital of the province of Gauteng.

Similar
eGoliJoburg
OriginDutch Johannesburg →
CommonScrabble 25
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Meanings

proper noun
  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
    1 more example

    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 28, “The World Must Know”, in AfriForum, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2025, page 5

    Synonyms: eGoli, Joburg

  2. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Otsego County, Michigan, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe largest city in South Africa, provincial capital of the province of Gauteng.

Similar
eGoliJoburg
Also see
jeppe

Origin

  1. DutchJohannesburg
  2. EnglishJohannesburg

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Johannesburg
  • Johannesburga city in South Africa
Arabic جُوهَانِسْبُرْغ
  • جُوهَانِسْبُرْغ (jūhānisburḡ)a city in South Africa
Bulgarian Йоха́несбург
  • Йоха́несбург (Johánesburg)a city in South Africa
Chinese Mandarin 約翰內斯堡 /约翰内斯堡
  • 約翰內斯堡 /约翰内斯堡 (Yuēhànnèisībǎo)a city in South Africa
Czech Johannesburg
  • Johannesburga city in South Africa
Dutch Johannesburg
  • Johannesburga city in South Africa
Esperanto Johanesburgo
  • Johanesburgoa city in South Africa
Finnish Johannesburg
  • Johannesburga city in South Africa
French Johannesbourg
  • Johannesbourga city in South Africa
German Johannesburg
  • Johannesburga city in South Africa
Hindi जोहानसबर्ग
  • जोहानसबर्ग (johānasbarg)a city in South Africa
Irish Cathair Eoin
  • Cathair Eoina city in South Africa
Japanese ヨハネスブルグ
  • ヨハネスブルグ (Yohanesuburugu)a city in South Africa
Korean 요하네스버그, 요하네스뷔르그
  • 요하네스버그 (Yohaneseubeogeu)a city in South Africa
  • 요하네스뷔르그 (Yohaneseubwireugeu)a city in South Africa
Latin Ioannesburgum, Ioannisburgum
  • Ioannesburguma city in South Africa
  • Ioannisburguma city in South Africa
Polish Johannesburg
  • Johannesburga city in South Africa
Portuguese Joanesburgo
  • Joanesburgoa city in South Africa
Russian Йоха́ннесбург
  • Йоха́ннесбург (Joxánnɛsburg)a city in South Africa
Slovak Johannesburg
  • Johannesburga city in South Africa
Spanish Johannesburgo
  • Johannesburgoa city in South Africa
Ukrainian Йога́ннесбург
  • Йога́ннесбург (Johánnesburh)a city in South Africa
Urdu جوہانَسْبَرْگ
  • جوہانَسْبَرْگ (johānasbarg)a city in South Africa
Vietnamese Giô-ha-ne-xbớc
  • Giô-ha-ne-xbớca city in South Africa
Zulu iGoli
  • iGolia city in South Africa
Cite this entry
APA

Johannesburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johannesburg

MLA

“Johannesburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johannesburg. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Johannesburg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johannesburg.

Source: Johannesburg on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.