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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024So•we•to (sə wē′tō, -wā′-),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa group of townships in NE South Africa, SW of and administered by Johannesburg: constructed in the 1950s and early 1960s to provide housing and services for black Africans. 550,000;
26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Soweto /səˈwɛtəʊ -ˈweɪtəʊ/ n - 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)
Etymology: 20th Century: from so(uth) we(st) to(wnship) |