| / English Dictionary |
SOWETO
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Soweto" is a part of...):
Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
