Bulawayo

[ boo-luh-wey-yoh, -wah- ]

noun

1. a city in SW Zimbabwe: mining center.

Bulawayo

/ ˌbʊləˈweɪəʊ /

noun

1. a city in SW Zimbabwe founded (1893) on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, the last Matabele king; the country's main industrial centre. Pop: 693 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In her hometown of Bulawayo, Horton faced constant public humiliation and was once fired from her job as a graphic artist because of her dress presentation, according to an interview she did with Medium.

From Washington Blade

We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo This novel tells the story Darling.

From The Daily Beast

She was born in the town of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and the family later moved to South Africa.

From The Daily Beast

A gentleman in Bulawayo had a contract for a fine, large building.

From Project Gutenberg

But to return to our story, we arrived at Bulawayo late in the evening and were taken to the Royal Hotel.

From Project Gutenberg

Bulawayo is a modern wonder, an oasis of civilization in the midst of a desert of barbarism and heathendom.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes it fell to the Elder's lot to walk the thirty miles to Bulawayo in order to purchase supplies.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of the white people in the country and in Bulawayo were continually talking about and expecting another uprising.

From Project Gutenberg