Welkom

/ ˈvɛl-; ˈwɛlkəm /

noun

1. a town in central South Africa; developed rapidly following the discovery of gold. Pop: 34 157 (2001)

Example Sentences

Chiume was born in Welkom, South Africa, on June 5, 1952, the fifth of nine children.

From Los Angeles Times

She was born in Welkom, in Free State province, to a Malawian father and a Zulu mother.

From BBC

WELKOM, South Africa — Intertribal rioting broke out again at the Free State gold mine during the night, with Xhosa and Basotho miners attacking one another, the police said today.

From New York Times

Mining fatalities underground are also common and the South African government department responsible for mining announced recently that at least 31 illegal miners were believed to have died in a gas explosion in a disused mine in the city of Welkom in central South Africa in May.

From Washington Times

But a search operation at the disused Virginia gold mine in the central city of Welkom has not yet been launched because of the dangerously high levels of methane gas still present in the mine, which means there could be more explosions.

From Seattle Times