an enclosure, esp a palisade or fence of thorn bush, set up to protect a camp, herd of animals, etc
a police post
a magistrate's office
C19: from Swahili
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They sell skewers with clam meat in the cities of Muanda and Boma.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023
Boma Mountain Pendant Necklace: The mountain is always out on this hypoallergenic sterling silver mountain peak pendant designed in Seattle and handcrafted from recycled metals.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2021
In Lagos, senior lawyer Boma Alabi is rallying others in her profession to protect underaged victims when cases go to trial.
From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2021
Tim Sharp, the pastor of Boma First Church of God in Baxter, was at home in Cookeville when the tornado alarms in the town center began to wail around midnight.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2020
The voyage in question was the two thousand miles which separated Katanga from the Appeal Court at Boma.
From The Crime of the Congo by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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