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Sowetan, n. and a.|səˈwɛtən|
Also Sowetoan.
[f. Soweto, acronym for South Western Townships, a group of Black African townships outside Johannesburg, S. Africa, which was the focus of much civil unrest in 1976 and subsequent years, + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of Soweto.
Also, the name of a Black daily newspaper published in Soweto.
1977[see shebeen b]. 1978Washington Post 14 Jan. a13/1 Many stayed away out of fear, Sowetans said. 1983Economist 28 May 16/1 Had it not been for the South African police, whose brutality drove some 5,000 young Sowetans abroad.., the ANC would constitute no conceivable threat. 1984Financial Times 20 Feb. (Survey) p. v/7 The West Rand Administration Board..regulates virtually every part of the Sowetans' existence. 1987Christian Science Monitor 10 Mar. 12/2 Each morning..about 500,000 Sowetans board trains, buses, or one of some 4,000 privately run mini-bus ‘taxis’ into Johannesburg.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Soweto or its inhabitants; native to or residing in Soweto.
1977Washington Post 23 Dec. a17/2 Police have picked up steadily increasing numbers of ‘shopping bag’ or ‘suitcase’ bombs{ddd}Combined with the increasing flow of Sowetan students returning from terrorist training. This makes for a high-risk bomb situation. 1983Christian Science Monitor 1 Aug. 4/3 His watchful Sowetan neighbors look for signs he is ‘selling out’. 1987Summary World Broadcasts: Middle East (B.B.C.) 16 Feb. b1 The survey..found that Sowetan families were best off in the country. |