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Germiston

Germiston proper noun: a city in Gauteng, South Africa.

Proper noun

Germiston

  1. A city in Gauteng, South Africa.
    • Following the health department’s findings, the company temporarily closed the factory, located in the city of Polokwane north of Johannesburg, as well as two other sites in Germiston and Pretoria. It also recalled its ready-to-eat meat products, pledging to address any “valid claims which may be...2025 January 25, Hanna Ziady, “‘Our innocent kids are struggling.’ Victims of massive listeriosis outbreak say those responsible must ‘do the right thing’”, in CNN
  2. A neighbourhood in the city of Glasgow, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6166).
  3. A settlement in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY3411).

Questions about Germiston

What does Germiston mean?
Germiston means a city in Gauteng, South Africa.
What part of speech is Germiston?
Germiston is a proper noun.

Words near Germiston in the dictionary

  1. germinosomes
  2. germinotropic
  3. germins
  4. germiparity
  5. Germish
  6. Germiston
  7. germlayer
  8. germlayers
  9. germless
  10. germlessness
  11. germlike

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