Huambo

[ Portuguese wahm-baw ]

noun
  1. a city in central Angola.

  • Formerly No·va Lis·bo·a [Portuguese naw-vuhleezh-baw-uh] /Portuguese ˈnɔ və liʒˈbɔ ə/ .

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How to use Huambo in a sentence

  • The Huambo people, male and female, enrich their hair with coral beads in a way that sets it off with much effect.

    Stanley in Africa | James P. Boyd

British Dictionary definitions for Huambo

Huambo

/ (Portuguese ˈwambu) /


noun
  1. a town in central Angola: designated at one time by the Portuguese as the future capital of the country. Pop: 756 000 (2005 est): Former name (1928–73): Nova Lisboa

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