Bulawayo

American

[boo-luh-way-yoh, -wah-] / ˌbu ləˈweɪ joʊ, -ˈwɑ- /

noun

a city in SW Zimbabwe: mining center.

Bulawayo British

/ ˌbʊləˈweɪəʊ /

noun

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)

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Following this, we’ve started to reappraise the historical dinosaur collections in Bulawayo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by an innings in 1995 in Harare and repeated the feat against Bangladesh six years later in Bulawayo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

The City of Bulawayo, led by mayor David Coltart, said Mr Moyo would be remembered as an "iconic leader ... and creative" who "strove to champion the arts" in the city and beyond.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025

In a region of relatively high rainfall near present-day Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, the people of Leopard’s Kopje developed a complex mixed economy of livestock-keeping and herding and agriculture.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

“Here’s just one example. In Bulawayo, a Gondwannan bought a goat. . . .”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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