Sowetonian, noun
- Origin:
- EnglishShow more Formed on Soweto + English noun-forming suffix -ian denoting ‘a resident of (a place)’.
obsolescent
Sowetan.
1974 Drum 8 Mar. 7Sowetonians, Swazis, White Jo’burgers, Indians, Coloured, all in their finest clothes, mixed happily.
1977 J. Sikakane Window on Soweto 72From the minute a Sowetonian starts looking for a job he is faced with the cruel reality that as an African he is only wanted as a cheap labour tool by the white economy.
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