JO'BURG


Meaning of JO'BURG in English

I. Jo'burg /ˈdʒəʊbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ BrE AmE

an informal name for ↑ Johannesburg

II. Jo ‧ han ‧ nes ‧ burg /dʒəʊˈhænəsbɜːɡ, dʒəʊˈhænɪsbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ BrE AmE ( also Jo'burg informal )

the largest city in South Africa, and a centre for business and industry. Before the end of ↑ apartheid , black people were not allowed to live there, and had to live in ↑ township s outside the city, especially ↑ Soweto .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.