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Johannesburg

noun

City in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries.

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"Johannesburg" Quotes from Famous Books

... not sure," he said, with a lightness which seemed natural enough, "whether to-night I might not have to dine alone whilst you poor people sat and played havoc with the shreds of my reputation. Groves, the cabinet Johannesburg and the '84 Heidsieck—though I am afraid," he added, looking down at his companion, "that not all the wine in my cellar could make this feast of farewells a ...

— A Prince of Sinners • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... devoted to Otto's Kopje—our most exposed position—and many missiles dropped dangerously close to it. They burst, too, though nobody was hit. But they burst; and that was a visible fact that astounded a host of knowing people. There was a story in circulation about a respectable refugee from Johannesburg who, irritated by the fallacies that passed for facts in regard to Boer armaments and resources, always made it a point to speak the truth on the subject. He was an Englishman, quite loyal, and stimulated by a glass of beer ...

— The Siege of Kimberley • T. Phelan

Words linked to "Johannesburg" : city, Republic of South Africa, metropolis, South Africa, urban center