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Soweto meaning

An urban area on the edge of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for a violent uprising that occurred there in the 1970s.

Synonyms of Soweto

city metropolis urban center

Related words

Other words often associated with Soweto or its synonyms:

municipality

Using Soweto

  • The main meaning on this page is: An urban area on the edge of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for a violent uprising that occurred there in the 1970s.
  • Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
  • In the example corpus, soweto often appears in combinations such as: in soweto, the soweto, of soweto.

Context around Soweto

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

slums 1× braamfischerville 1× diepkloof 1× stadium 1× past 1× randburg 1×

Often after:

derby 4× gospel 2× townships 1× marathon 1× police 1× open 1× electricity 1× community 1× southdale 1×

Sentence patterns with Soweto

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

africa s soweto gospel choir 1× and diepkloof soweto 1× argues that soweto s poor 1× available other soweto townships include 1× celebrations in soweto 1× dobsonville stadium soweto on may 1× during the soweto derby 1× economy slums soweto 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to gauteng 1× chiefs spokesperson vina 1× colin ryan of 1× events the soweto 1× home affairs officials 1× kaizer chiefs keagan 1×

Common sentence endings:

and diepkloof soweto 1× and joburg central 1× celebrations in soweto 1× economy slums soweto 1× fight against gbv 1× floods in soweto 1×

Words around Soweto

Just before it in the word index:

sowetans 5 sowetan 7 sowers 12 sowere 2 sowerby 15 sowerberry 3

Just after it in the word index:

sowies 2 sowing 178 sowings 2 sowinski 2 sowmya 5 sown 119

Similar in corpus frequency:

adaptability 146 alam 146 anzac 146 arable 146 armory 146 balkan 146

Corpus analysis for Soweto

  • In this selection, "soweto" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, slums, braamfischerville, diepkloof, derby, gospel and townships stand out and add context to how "soweto" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include africa s soweto gospel choir and and diepkloof soweto. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "soweto" sits close to words such as adaptability, alam and anzac, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with soweto

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Why did Chiefs sub Dolly at HT during the Soweto derby? (11 words)

Search and rescue members search for a body after the floods in Soweto. (13 words)

Mandela’s farewell service was held on Wednesday at the family home in Soweto. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Chiefs spokesperson Vina Maphosa insisted that the staging of the Soweto Marathon at FNB does not present them as the hosts of the Soweto derby with a crisis as the club have played cup matches away from their home ground in the past. (43 words)

The list below provides the dates when some of Soweto's townships were established, along with the probable origins or meanings of their names, where available: Other Soweto townships include Phomolong and Snake Park Economy Slums, Soweto. (37 words)

Sundowns have eight players with the Bafana Bafana squad taking on Liberia in Monrovia this evening in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, after being held to a 2-2 draw on Friday in Soweto. (35 words)

Question examples

Why did Chiefs sub Dolly at HT during the Soweto derby? (11 words)

Example sentences (20)

The list below provides the dates when some of Soweto's townships were established, along with the probable origins or meanings of their names, where available: Other Soweto townships include Phomolong and Snake Park Economy Slums, Soweto.

Chiefs spokesperson Vina Maphosa insisted that the staging of the Soweto Marathon at FNB does not present them as the hosts of the Soweto derby with a crisis as the club have played cup matches away from their home ground in the past.

Soweto Gospel Choir joins UK show 'Inala'A Zulu ballet called 'Inala' opens in the British capital this week, featuring South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir alongside world class dancers.

The four were wanted for allegedly killing a Soweto police officer during a house robbery in Braamfischerville, Soweto, on Sunday night.

Events * The Soweto Open tennis tournament, part of the Challenger Tour is annually hosted in Soweto.

The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee argues that Soweto's poor are unable to pay for electricity.

According to Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, before conducting sexual assault, the suspect approaches his victims and demands money and smartphones in Orlando and Diepkloof, Soweto.

Colin Ryan of Cape Town Spurs in a tussle for the ball with Marcel Jonosky of La Masia during their Motsepe Foundation Championship at the Dobsonville Stadium, Soweto on May 7 2023.

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Home Affairs officials could only establish that Bester was born on 13 June 1986, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto.

Kaizer Chiefs' Keagan Dolly and Orlando Pirates' Paseka Mako battling it out in the past Soweto derby.

Mandela’s farewell service was held on Wednesday at the family home in Soweto.

Search and rescue members search for a body after the floods in Soweto.

South Africa has been gripped by shootings at taverns, and in one of the major incidents more than 16 people were shot and killed in Soweto.

Sundowns have eight players with the Bafana Bafana squad taking on Liberia in Monrovia this evening in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, after being held to a 2-2 draw on Friday in Soweto.

The Dube Birds have also been in red-hot form and should not be underestimated on their home patch in Soweto, where they will look to send the visitors home empty-handed.

The Imperatives of Revoking Our Silence was a beacon of hope for the Soweto community to support the fight against GBV.

The outspoken American is expected to be in the country for the Africa Month Celebrations in Soweto.

The Soweto derby takes place barely a week after the venue hosted the hugely popular Monster Jam when the pitch may have taken a pummeling.

The water outage will affect areas including Roodepoort, Randburg, Soweto, Southdale, Ennerdale and Joburg Central.

Why did Chiefs sub Dolly at HT during the Soweto derby?

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Common combinations with soweto

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "soweto" in a sentence?
An example: "The list below provides the dates when some of Soweto's townships were established, along with the probable origins or meanings of their names, where available: Other Soweto townships include Phomolong and Snake Park Economy Slums, Soweto." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "soweto" from authentic English texts.
What does "soweto" mean?
Soweto means: An urban area on the edge of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for a violent uprising that occurred there in the 1970s.
What are synonyms of "soweto"?
Common synonyms of "soweto" include: city, metropolis, urban center.
How many example sentences with "soweto" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "soweto", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.