Livingstone

American  

[liv-ing-stuhn] / ˈlɪv ɪŋ stən /

noun

1. David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.

2. a town in and headquarters of Southern Province, SW Zambia, on the Zambesi River, near Victoria Falls: the former capital.

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Livingstone British  

/ ˈlɪvɪŋstən /

noun

1. David. 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa. After working as a missionary in Botswana, he led a series of expeditions and was the first European to discover Lake Ngami (1849), the Zambezi River (1851), the Victoria Falls (1855), and Lake Malawi (1859). In 1866 he set out to search for the source of the Nile and was found in dire straits and rescued (1871) by the journalist H. M. Stanley

2. Kenneth Robert, known as Ken. born 1945, Labour leader of the Greater London Council (1981–86); Member of Parliament (1987–2001); Mayor of London (2000–08)

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Craig Overton also made an impact with the ball as he removed openers Jonny Bairstow and Lhuan-dré Pretorius, before the explosive Liam Livingstone and Dewald Brevis accelerated through the middle phase.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

"If it's a curfew on companies using push notifications to wake someone up in the night, absolutely have a curfew," Prof Livingstone told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Georges, the 2024 quarterback, played a year at Livingstone College in North Carolina and will play for SUNY-Erie, a junior college, this fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Defence advocate Sarah Livingstone pled not guilty on his behalf.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

If it weren’t for the great Scottish missionary David Livingstone, the Yao and Chewa might still be at odds today.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba