Trends ofSoweto
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Soweto in British English
(səˈwɛtəʊ, -ˈweɪtəʊ)
noun
a contiguous group of Black African townships southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa: the largest purely Black African urban settlement in southern Africa: scene of riots (1976) following protests against the use of Afrikaans in schools for Black African children. Area: 62 sq km (24 sq miles). Pop: 858 649(2001)
Word origin
C20: from so(uth) we(st) to(wnship)Image ofSoweto
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- representative of
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- represent someone as something or someone
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- reprice