"Gauteng" meaning in English

See Gauteng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /xaʊˈteŋ/ [General-South-African]
enPR: ᴋʜou-tĕng􂀽' [General-South-African] Rhymes: -ɛŋ Etymology: From Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), from gauda or gauta (“gold”, from Afrikaans goud, cognate with English gold) + teng (“here, there; inside”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|st|iGauteng||place of gold}} Sotho iGauteng (“place of gold”), {{der|en|af|goud}} Afrikaans goud, {{af|st|gauta<t:gold><pos:from Afrikaans <i class="Latn mention" lang="af">goud</i>, cognate with English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">gold</i>>|teng<t:here, there; inside>|nocat=1}} gauta (“gold”, from Afrikaans goud, cognate with English gold) + teng (“here, there; inside”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Gauteng
  1. A province of South Africa. Capital: Johannesburg. Categories (place): Places in South Africa, Provinces of South Africa Translations (Province of South Africa): Gauteng (Afrikaans), 豪登省 (Háodēng shěng) (Chinese Mandarin), Gauteng (Northern Sotho), Gauteng (Shona), iGauteng (Sotho), Gauteng (Southern Ndebele), iRhawuti (Tsonga), eXilungwini (Tswana), Makhuwani (Venda), iRhawuti [class-5] (Xhosa), eGoli [class-5] (Zulu), iGauteng [class-5] (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-Gauteng-en-name-iyjH5Fop Categories (other): Terms with Afrikaans translations Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'Province of South Africa': 98 2
  2. (South Africa) A colloquial name for the city of Johannesburg. Tags: South-Africa Categories (place): City nicknames Synonyms: Golden City, eGoli
    Sense id: en-Gauteng-en-name-nYiPj-br Disambiguation of City nicknames: 21 79 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Sotho translations, Terms with Shona translations, Terms with Sotho translations, Terms with Southern Ndebele translations, Terms with Tsonga translations, Terms with Tswana translations, Terms with Venda translations, Terms with Xhosa translations, Terms with Zulu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 34 13 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 39 9 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Sotho translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Shona translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Sotho translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Ndebele translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Tsonga translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Tswana translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Venda translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Xhosa translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Zulu translations: 26 74
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