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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former district of segregated townships on the southwestern outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. Soweto was the scene of violent anti-apartheid rioting in 1976, when a student protest led to clashes with police. In 2000, the district was officially incorporated into Johannesburg.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans
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Examples
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Today, the vast segregated city that occupies the general area of these “South West Townships” is known by the acronym Soweto.
Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton 1948
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Today, the vast segregated city that occupies the general area of these “South West Townships” is known by the acronym Soweto.
Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton 1948
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Today, the vast segregated city that occupies the general area of these “South West Townships” is known by the acronym Soweto.
Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton 1948
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Today, the vast segregated city that occupies the general area of these “South West Townships” is known by the acronym Soweto.
Cry, the Beloved Country Alan Paton 1948
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Does Blomkamp not know that Desmond Tutu lives in Soweto?
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And that there are many middle class people living in Soweto?
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We made friends with these two amazing Sowetan woman: Jane works at the Nelson Mandela Museum (his old house in Soweto) and Senele is a documentary film maker.
Soweto, tsotsi-style... jen 2008
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Maya and I just spent a ridiculously fun 2 days in Soweto (South Western Township), which is only about 20 minutes from Jo'burg.
Soweto, tsotsi-style... jen 2008
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Maya and I just spent a ridiculously fun 2 days in Soweto (South Western Township), which is only about 20 minutes from Jo'burg.
Archive 2008-10-01 jen 2008
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I cried more than once watching video footage of police brutality in Soweto in the 70's and reading about the conditions under which most of the citizens of this country lived for so many generations.
Archive 2008-10-01 jen 2008
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