Explore Joburg through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Joburg meaning
Syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.
Using Joburg
- The main meaning on this page is: Syllabic abbreviation of Johannesburg: the largest city in South Africa, in Gauteng province.
- In the example corpus, joburg often appears in combinations such as: of joburg, the joburg, joburg the.
Context around Joburg
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Joburg
- In this selection, "joburg" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, downtown, david, council and mayor stand out and add context to how "joburg" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at the joburg city hall and at the joburg theatre in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "joburg" sits close to words such as accolade, accompaniment and artistry, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with joburg
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the dark: Downtown Joburg during a blackout. (8 words)
Joburg ANC MMC for economic development Nomoya Mnisi oversees the JPC. (11 words)
JOBURG – The City of Joburg Public Safety Department has apologised for the inconvenience. (13 words)
Bree Street remains defaced and dysfunctional weeks after the July 19 Joburg CBD explosion, with shop owners and informal traders bearing the brunt as they scrape for customers to put bread on the table. (34 words)
Members of a local dance group 'Via Katlehong' perform 'Pantsula', a dance known for its syncopated, quick-stepping, low to the ground format at the Joburg Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 1, 2023. (34 words)
Joburg - Limpopo police have opened two counts of murder and an inquest after a man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and her 11-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Taking a jab at the history of work and workers in Joburg, David Madlabane uses the city’s landscapes via portraiture to tell the story of Joburg’s architecture.
Ace Magashule outside the Joburg Council after the vote for Joburg Mayor was postponed.
Arts Alive has, over the years, consistently presented brilliant arts and culture events for the people of Joburg and is supported by the City of Joburg.
JOBURG – The Joburg Fresh Produce Market to receive major facelift following R300 million allocation.
JOBURG – The City of Joburg Public Safety Department has apologised for the inconvenience.
JOBURG – The roads of Joburg North are rife with traffic circles and this can often send motorists into a spin about who has right of way.
Bree Street remains defaced and dysfunctional weeks after the July 19 Joburg CBD explosion, with shop owners and informal traders bearing the brunt as they scrape for customers to put bread on the table.
Her party had almost three months to do something to give the residents of Joburg some semblance of stability.
He said the City of Joburg will focus on collecting “all that is due to it and meets all its obligations”.
I am in Secunda now and I went to Joburg because my mom said she wants to see and my daughter stays with her.
Insiders said the deployment of unqualified people to key positions in Joburg was rampant — in all parties that form part of the coalition government.
In the dark: Downtown Joburg during a blackout.
Joburg ANC MMC for economic development Nomoya Mnisi oversees the JPC.
Joburg EMS says the number of fatalities keep rising as search and recovery operation continues.
Joburg - Limpopo police have opened two counts of murder and an inquest after a man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and her 11-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself.
Members of a local dance group 'Via Katlehong' perform 'Pantsula', a dance known for its syncopated, quick-stepping, low to the ground format at the Joburg Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 1, 2023.
Other widely recorded voice notes said affected streets in Joburg included Bree and Loveday Streets and some cars had been badly damaged.
Residents won’t take this lightly; they will fight back – and this fightback will result in violent protests that may lead to loss of life and a total meltdown of Joburg’s economy.
South Africans cast their votes at the Joburg City Hall voting station on 1 November 2021.
The Mother City’s leisure-driven recovery equates to a nightly rate of R3000 on average for five-star accommodation, compared to R526 in Joburg and Kwazulu-Natal.
Common combinations with joburg
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of joburg 30×
- the joburg 19×
- joburg the 15×
- in joburg 11×
- joburg water 7×
- joburg open 5×
- for joburg 4×
- joburg north 4×
- joburg theatre 4×
- joburg city 4×