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Gauteng

Syllables: Gou·teng

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General South African/xaʊˈteŋ/

Gauteng proper noun: a province of South Africa. Capital: Johannesburg.

Proper noun

Gauteng

  1. A province of South Africa. Capital: Johannesburg.
  2. (South Africa) A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg.
    Synonyms:
    Golden City, eGoli

Synonyms of Gauteng

Origin of Gauteng

From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, from Afrikaans goud, cognate with English gold) + teng (“here, there; inside”).

Words that rhyme with Gauteng

Questions about Gauteng

What does Gauteng mean?
Gauteng means a province of South Africa. Capital: Johannesburg.
What part of speech is Gauteng?
Gauteng is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gauteng?
Gauteng is pronounced /xaʊˈteŋ/ (General South African).

Words near Gauteng in the dictionary

  1. Gautama
  2. Gautama Buddha
  3. Gautampalli
  4. Gautams
  5. gauteite
  6. Gauteng
  7. Gautney
  8. Gautneys
  9. Gautreau
  10. Gautreaus
  11. Gautreaux

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