"Gauteng" meaning in Afrikaans

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Proper name

Etymology: From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, in turn from Afrikaans goud) + teng (“here, there; inside”). Etymology templates: {{bor|af|st|iGauteng||place of gold}} Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), {{der|af|af|goud}} Afrikaans goud, {{af|st|gauta<t:gold><pos:in turn from Afrikaans <i class="Latn mention" lang="af">goud</i>>|teng<t:here, there; inside>|nocat=1}} gauta (“gold”, in turn from Afrikaans goud) + teng (“here, there; inside”) Head templates: {{head|af|proper noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} Gauteng, {{af-proper noun}} Gauteng
  1. Gauteng (a province of South Africa) Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Provinces of South Africa
    Sense id: en-Gauteng-af-name-YCzJf~Ar
  2. A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng. Categories (place): City nicknames Synonyms: eGoli
    Sense id: en-Gauteng-af-name-otJ9pxKZ Disambiguation of City nicknames: 12 88 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans terms borrowed back into Afrikaans Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 39 9 47 Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Afrikaans terms borrowed back into Afrikaans: 43 57
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