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Dodoma

American

[doh-doh-mah, doh-duh-] / ˈdoʊ doʊ mɑ, ˈdoʊ də- /

noun

a city in and the capital of Tanzania, in the central part.

Dodoma British

/ ˈdəʊdəmə /

noun

a city in central Tanzania, the official capital of the country. Pop: 169 000 (2005 est)

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Bernice Augustine was with her daughter for a weekend vacation in Dodoma.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024

But her first challenge, Ms. Hassan said in an interview last week at the state house in the capital, Dodoma, was to overcome the notion that a woman could not lead Tanzania.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

“There is a day this country will be auctioned,” he said in a speech in the capital Dodoma.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2022

African heads of state have paid tribute to former Tanzanian President John Magufuli at a state funeral in the capital Dodoma.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2021

A small brass nameplate caught his eye: Manufactured by the Tanganyika Company, Dodoma, Empire of Tanganyika, East Africa.

From Made in Tanganyika by Jacobi, Carl Richard

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