Kabwe

[ kahb-wey ]

noun

1. a city in central Zambia: oldest mining town; cave site where the fossil skull of Rhodesian man (now called Kabwe 1 ) was found.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kabwe¹

First recorded in 1970–75; shortening of Kabwe-Ka Mukuba “ore; smelting” in Lenje, a Bantu language spoken in central Zambia

Example Sentences

We were pleased to learn, while we were at Kabwe, that these women were standing true and being a light to the rest.

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In this little meeting at Kabwe even some of the older ones who started are still striving to get on the Rock.

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The boys then inspan the oxen and we proceed west to Kabwe School, about five or six miles distant.

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