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Dodoma

American  
[doh-doh-mah, doh-duh-] / ˈdoʊ doʊ mɑ, ˈdoʊ də- /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Tanzania, in the central part.


Dodoma British  
/ ˈdəʊdəmə /

noun

  1. a city in central Tanzania, the official capital of the country. Pop: 169 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Her inauguration ceremony was held at a military parade ground in the capital, Dodoma, instead of a stadium as in previous years.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

The inauguration ceremony is being held at a military parade grounds in the capital, Dodoma, in an event closed to the public but broadcast live by the state-run TBC.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

But her first challenge, Ms. Hassan said in an interview last week at the state house in the capital, Dodoma, was to overcome the notion that a woman could not lead Tanzania.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

“There is a day this country will be auctioned,” he said in a speech in the capital Dodoma.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2022

A small brass nameplate caught his eye: Manufactured by the Tanganyika Company, Dodoma, Empire of Tanganyika, East Africa.

From Made in Tanganyika by Jacobi, Carl Richard

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