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Joburg

Joburg proper noun: syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.

Proper noun

Joburg

  1. (South Africa, Zimbabwe, colloquial) Syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.

Forms of Joburg

alternative formJo'burg

Origin of Joburg

Syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg.

Questions about Joburg

What does Joburg mean?
Joburg means syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.
What part of speech is Joburg?
Joburg is a proper noun.

Words near Joburg in the dictionary

  1. jobstopper
  2. jobstoppers
  3. Jobsts
  4. jobsworth
  5. jobsworths
  6. Joburg
  7. Joburger
  8. jobweek
  9. jobweeks
  10. Joby
  11. Jocasta

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