Bulawayo

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

/ ˌbu ləˈweɪ yoʊ, -ˈwɑ- /

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noun

a city in SW Zimbabwe: mining center.

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How to use Bulawayo in a sentence

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.
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We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo This novel tells the story Darling.
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She was born in the town of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and the family later moved to South Africa.
Monaco Princess's Gilded Cage|Tom Sykes|July 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A gentleman in Bulawayo had a contract for a fine, large building.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson

But to return to our story, we arrived at Bulawayo late in the evening and were taken to the Royal Hotel.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson
Bulawayo is a modern wonder, an oasis of civilization in the midst of a desert of barbarism and heathendom.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson
Sometimes it fell to the Elder's lot to walk the thirty miles to Bulawayo in order to purchase supplies.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson
Many of the white people in the country and in Bulawayo were continually talking about and expecting another uprising.
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British Dictionary definitions for Bulawayo

Bulawayo

/ (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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