Egoli

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General South African/ɪˈɡəʊli/General South African/ɛˈɡəʊli/

proper noun

Nickname for Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.

Similar
GautengGolden City
OriginZulu eGoli ← English gold ← Middle English gold →
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Meanings

Egoli1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of eGoli.

eGoli2

proper noun

alternative Egoli · alternative EGoli

  1. Nickname for Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.

    Synonyms: Gauteng, Golden City

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounNickname for Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.

Similar
GautengGolden City
Also see
gautengjohannesburg

Origin

  1. Zulue-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-m
  4. Proto-Germanic*gulþą
  5. Proto-West Germanic*golþ
  6. Old Englishgold
  7. Middle Englishgold
  8. Englishgold
  9. Zuluîgolídeclip.
  10. ZuluîGóli
  11. ZulueGoli
  12. EnglisheGoli

Borrowed from Zulu eGoli (literally “in Johannesburg”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Egoli

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Anagrams

logie
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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