Jozi, noun
/ˈdʒɔzi/
- Forms:
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colloquial
Especially among isiZulu-speakers: a nickname for the city of Johannesburg. Cf. Jo’burg.
c1948 H. Tracey Lalela Zulu 81‘Goli,’ the place of gold, and ‘Jozi,’ short for Johannesburg, are the modern Zulu abbreviations.
a nickname for the city of Johannesburg.
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