Meanings
- A city, the capital of Limpopo, South Africa.
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Following the health department’s findings, the company temporarily closed the factory, located in the city of Polokwane north of Johannesburg, as well as two other sites in Germiston and Pretoria. It also recalled its ready-to-eat meat products, pledging to address any “valid claims which may be made against it in due course.”
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Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city, the capital of Limpopo, South Africa.
Origin
From Northern Sotho, place of safety.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Polokwane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polokwane
“Polokwane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polokwane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Polokwane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polokwane.
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