"Sowetan" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Sowetan [comparative], most Sowetan [superlative]
Etymology: From Soweto + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Soweto|an}} Soweto + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} Sowetan (comparative more Sowetan, superlative most Sowetan)
  1. Of or relating to Soweto.
    Sense id: en-Sowetan-en-adj-0LObZRcV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Noun

Forms: Sowetans [plural]
Etymology: From Soweto + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Soweto|an}} Soweto + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sowetan (plural Sowetans)
  1. A native or inhabitant of Soweto.
    Sense id: en-Sowetan-en-noun-cy-HmdtL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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