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Johannesburg

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Noun

1. johannesburg

city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries

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Johannesburg

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noun
a city in N South Africa; the capital of Gauteng province: South Africa's largest city and chief industrial centre; grew with the establishment in 1886 of the gold-mining industry; University of Witwatersrand (1922). Pop: 957 441 (2011)

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Johannesburg

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capital of Gauteng province, South Africa: pop. 713,000

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The largest city of South Africa, in the northeast part of the country northwest of Durban. Founded in 1886 after the discovery of gold nearby, it is a major industrial center.

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