Soweto
/sɔːˈwetʊ/- a large urban area, consisting of several townships, in South Africa south-west of Johannesburg. In 1976 demonstrations against the compulsory use of Afrikaans in schools resulted in violent police activity and the deaths of hundreds of people.索韦托（南非城市约翰内斯堡西南的一大片城镇区, 包括数个镇, 1976年因为反对在学校中强制使用南非荷兰语而举行示威游行, 结果警方严厉镇压, 导致数百人死亡）。
派生词
Sowetan
noun & adjective词源
from So(uth) We(stern) To(wnships).