JOHANNESBURG

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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 ("Johannesburg" 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))

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