Johannesburg
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Johannesburg
- /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ Australia, General South African, UK
- /d͡ʒœʊ̯ˈhɛnɨsbøːɡ/ General South African
- /d͡ʒoʊˈhænɪsbɜːrɡ/ US
- /d͡ʒoʊˈhɑːnɪsbɜːrɡ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Dutch Johannesburg. By surface analysis, Johannes + -burg.
proper noun
- 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.
- A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Otsego County, Michigan, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pretoria, durban, monterrey, berlin, nicosia, jse, summit, wssd, jozi, joburg, jo'burg, jhb, egoli, goli, ekurhuleni, bloemfontein
Translations
Every language
name a city in South Africa
| Español | Johannesburgo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요하네스버그 Yohaneseubeogeu |
| 日本語 | ヨハネスブルグ Yohanesuburugu |
| 中文 | 約翰內斯堡 /约翰内斯堡 Yuēhànnèisībǎo |
| हिन्दी | जोहानसबर्ग johānasbarg |
| Português | Joanesburgo |
| Français | Johannesbourg |
| Deutsch | Johannesburg |
| Русский | Йоха́ннесбург Joxánnɛsburg |
| Tiếng Việt | Giô-ha-ne-xbớc |
| العربية | جُوهَانِسْبُرْغ jūhānisburḡ |
Talk about this word "Johannesburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/johannesburg. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Johannesburg. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/johannesburg "Johannesburg." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/johannesburg.Cite this
@misc{johannesburg_2026,
title = {Johannesburg},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/johannesburg},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
