Sowetann.adj.

Brit.

/səˈwɛtən/, U.S.

/səˈwɛtn/

Forms: Also Sowetoan.

Etymology: < the name of Soweto (acronym < South Western Townships , a group of Black African townships outside Johannesburg, South Africa) + -an suffix.Soweto was a focus of fierce anti-apartheid protests resulting in violent reaction by the state, especially in 1976.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Soweto.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions

Angolan1600

Angola1653

Malay1765

South African1806

Ngwaketsea1832

bushboya1834

Kapenaar1834

Transkeian1847

bosch-man1849

Natalian1850

burgher1879

Transvaaler1887

veldman1895

Rhodesian1897

Vaalpens1899

backvelder1911

plattelander1934

southwester1960

Zimbabwean1961

Zambian1963

Botswanian1966

Botswanan1967

Namibian1968

Ciskeian1973

Sowetan1974

1974 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 27 Oct. (Mag.) 2 A 10 per cent poll would suggest that most Sowetans were either wholly apathetic or boycotted the elections entirely.

1977 Time 10 Jan. 24/1 After the fire-bombing,..the shebeen queens (women that operate most speakeasies) duly shut up shop, and Sowetoans did their Christmas drinking quietly at home.

1978 Washington Post 14 Jan. a13/1 Many stayed away out of fear, Sowetans said.

1983 Economist 28 May 16/1 Had it not been for the South African police, whose brutality drove some 5,000 young Sowetans abroad,..the ANC would constitute no conceivable threat.

1984 Financial Times 20 Feb. (Survey) p. v/7 The West Rand Administration Board..regulates virtually every part of the Sowetans' existence.

1987 Christian Sci. Monitor 10 Mar. 12/2 Each morning..about 500,000 Sowetans board trains, buses, or one of some 4,000 privately run mini-bus ‘taxis’ into Johannesburg.

1990 Independent 10 Feb. (Mag.) 34 Nothing reveals more eloquently the essentially bourgeois aspirations of average Sowetans than the fixation they have on weddings.

2010 J. Bieber Soweto 13/1 Although almost every Sowetan speaks all black South African languages, the issue of ethnicity was one of the biggest problems that we faced.

B. adj.

Of or relating to Soweto or its inhabitants; native to or residing in Soweto.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > South Africa > Johannesburg

Sowetan1977

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions

Angolan1625

South African1787

Malay1811

Ciskeian1848

Zambian1959

Zimbabwean1961

Namibian1968

Sowetan1977

1977 Washington Post 23 Dec. a17/2 Police have picked up steadily increasing numbers of ‘shopping bag’ or ‘suitcase’ bombs…Combined with the increasing flow of Sowetan students returning from terrorist training. This makes for a high-risk bomb situation.

1983 Christian Sci. Monitor 1 Aug. 4/3 His watchful Sowetan neighbors look for signs he is ‘selling out’.

1987 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East, Afr. & Latin Amer. (B.B.C.) 16 Feb. ME/8493/B1 The survey..found that Sowetan families were best off in the country.

2010 J. Bieber Soweto 9/1 Sometimes it was a certain facet of Sowetan society I felt I needed to portray.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sowetan
释义	Sowetann.adj. Brit. /səˈwɛtən/, U.S. /səˈwɛtn/ Forms: Also Sowetoan. Etymology: < the name of Soweto (acronym < South Western Townships , a group of Black African townships outside Johannesburg, South Africa) + -an suffix.Soweto was a focus of fierce anti-apartheid protests resulting in violent reaction by the state, especially in 1976. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Soweto. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [noun] > countries or regions Angolan1600 Angola1653 Malay1765 South African1806 Ngwaketsea1832 bushboya1834 Kapenaar1834 Transkeian1847 bosch-man1849 Natalian1850 burgher1879 Transvaaler1887 veldman1895 Rhodesian1897 Vaalpens1899 backvelder1911 plattelander1934 southwester1960 Zimbabwean1961 Zambian1963 Botswanian1966 Botswanan1967 Namibian1968 Ciskeian1973 Sowetan1974 1974 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 27 Oct. (Mag.) 2 A 10 per cent poll would suggest that most Sowetans were either wholly apathetic or boycotted the elections entirely. 1977 Time 10 Jan. 24/1 After the fire-bombing,..the shebeen queens (women that operate most speakeasies) duly shut up shop, and Sowetoans did their Christmas drinking quietly at home. 1978 Washington Post 14 Jan. a13/1 Many stayed away out of fear, Sowetans said. 1983 Economist 28 May 16/1 Had it not been for the South African police, whose brutality drove some 5,000 young Sowetans abroad,..the ANC would constitute no conceivable threat. 1984 Financial Times 20 Feb. (Survey) p. v/7 The West Rand Administration Board..regulates virtually every part of the Sowetans' existence. 1987 Christian Sci. Monitor 10 Mar. 12/2 Each morning..about 500,000 Sowetans board trains, buses, or one of some 4,000 privately run mini-bus ‘taxis’ into Johannesburg. 1990 Independent 10 Feb. (Mag.) 34 Nothing reveals more eloquently the essentially bourgeois aspirations of average Sowetans than the fixation they have on weddings. 2010 J. Bieber Soweto 13/1 Although almost every Sowetan speaks all black South African languages, the issue of ethnicity was one of the biggest problems that we faced. B. adj. Of or relating to Soweto or its inhabitants; native to or residing in Soweto. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [adjective] > South Africa > Johannesburg Sowetan1977 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of Southern Africa > [adjective] > countries or regions Angolan1625 South African1787 Malay1811 Ciskeian1848 Zambian1959 Zimbabwean1961 Namibian1968 Sowetan1977 1977 Washington Post 23 Dec. a17/2 Police have picked up steadily increasing numbers of ‘shopping bag’ or ‘suitcase’ bombs…Combined with the increasing flow of Sowetan students returning from terrorist training. This makes for a high-risk bomb situation. 1983 Christian Sci. Monitor 1 Aug. 4/3 His watchful Sowetan neighbors look for signs he is ‘selling out’. 1987 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East, Afr. & Latin Amer. (B.B.C.) 16 Feb. ME/8493/B1 The survey..found that Sowetan families were best off in the country. 2010 J. Bieber Soweto 9/1 Sometimes it was a certain facet of Sowetan society I felt I needed to portray. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1974
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