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

The Nkulumane Constituency in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo, which he represented, confirmed the news of his death in a statement and shared its "deep sorrow and profound shock".

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Mulder, captaining South Africa for the first time, was 367 not out at lunch on the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo.

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"I came from a small town called Bulawayo, and I was used to being able to be barefoot and quite independent," she tells the BBC.

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In Harare and the country's second biggest city Bulawayo, both opposition strongholds, a significant number of polling stations opened hours late, forcing voters to wait for most of the day.

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A court decision disqualified all 12 CCC candidates in Bulawayo, the second-largest city, from standing in the election, even after the electoral agency said they had registered properly.

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