SOWETO

Meaning of SOWETO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sō-ˈwā-tō, -ˈwe-, -tü ]

geographical name

township NE Republic of South Africa in Gauteng adjoining SW Johannesburg; a black residential complex

• So·we·tan -t ə n noun

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SOWETO — geographical name township NE Republic of South Africa in Gauteng adjoining SW Johannesburg; a black residential complex , Sowetan noun
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SOWETO — Township (pop., 1991 596,632), northeastern Republic of South Africa. It adjoins Johannesburg on the southwest, and its name is an …
Английский словарь Британика
SOWETO — /seuh wee"toh, -way"-/ , n. a group of townships in NE South Africa, SW of and administered by Johannesburg: constructed …
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SOWETO — urban complex in Gauteng province, South Africa. It was originally set aside by the South African white government for residence …
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SOWETO — Soweto BrE AmE sə ˈwet əʊ -ˈweɪt- AmE -oʊ —Xhosa/Zulu [ sɔ ˈwɛː tɔ \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOWETO — So ‧ wet ‧ o /səˈwetəʊ/ BrE AmE a large ↑ township that was established near Johannesburg in South Africa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOWETO — Township (pop., 1991 596,632), northeastern Republic of South Africa. It adjoins Johannesburg on the southwest, and its name is an …
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SOWETO — Соуэто
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SOWETO — Pronunciation: s ō - ' w ā -t ō , - ' we-, -tü Function: geographical name township NE Republic …
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SOWETAN — noun see: Soweto
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TREURNICHT, ANDRIES (PETRUS) — born Feb. 19, 1921, Piketburg, S.Af. died April 22, 1993, Cape Town South African politician. A preacher in the Dutch …
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JOHANNESBURG — City (pop., 1996: metro. area, 1,480,530), northeastern South Africa. One of the country's largest cities, it lies on the southern …
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AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (ANC) — South African political party and black nationalist organization. Founded in 1912 (as the South African Native National Congress), the ANC …
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SOWETAN — see Soweto
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SOWETAN — [ sə'wɛtən , -'weɪtən ] ■ noun a native or inhabitant of Soweto, an urban area of South Africa. ■ …
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QOBOZA, PERCY (PETER) — born Jan. 17, 1938, Johannesburg, S.Af. died Jan. 17, 1988, Johannesburg South African journalist, an outspoken critic of apartheid and …
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MTSHALI, OSWALD MBUYISENI — born 1940, Vryheid, Natal, S.Af. South African poet who wrote in English and Zulu and whose work drew deeply upon …
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JOHANNESBURG — city, Gauteng province, South Africa. It is the country's chief industrial and financial metropolis. One of the youngest of the …
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AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS — (ANC), originally (until 1923) South African Native National Congress, South African political party and black nationalist organization. The ANC was …
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THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA — South ˈAfrica BrE AmE ( also the Republic of South Africa ) a country in southern Africa south of Namibia, …
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SOUTH AFRICA — South ˈAfrica BrE AmE ( also the Republic of South Africa ) a country in southern Africa south of Namibia, …
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JOHANNESBURG — Jo ‧ han ‧ nes ‧ burg /dʒəʊˈhænəsbɜːɡ, dʒəʊˈhænɪsbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ BrE AmE ( also Jo'burg informal ) the largest …
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JO'BURG — I. Jo'burg /ˈdʒəʊbɜːɡ $ -bɜːrɡ/ BrE AmE an informal name for ↑ Johannesburg II. Jo ‧ han ‧ nes ‧ …
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