Gaborone

[gah-buh-roh-nee, gab-uh-]

noun

1. a town in and the capital of Botswana, in the southeastern part.

Gaborone

/ ˌhæbəˈrəʊnɪ /

noun

1. Former name: Gaberones. the capital of Botswana (since 1964), in the extreme southeast. Pop: 186 007 (2001)

Example Sentences

His inauguration will take place at the national stadium in the capital, Gaborone, on Friday - which has been declared a public holiday - and international dignitaries are expected to be in attendance.

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UDC supporters have been celebrating in the capital Gaborone and other parts of the country.

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The 21-year-old, whose 200m triumph in Paris was the first ever gold for his country, had come to Lausanne on the back of eight days of no training - having made a rapturous return to Gaborone.

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On Tuesday, tens of thousands of people gathered in the National Stadium in the capital, Gaborone, to welcome the Olympic team home after President Mokgweetsi Masisi declared it a half-day holiday.

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The passengers were all pilgrims travelling from Botswana's capital Gaborone to an Easter service in the South African town of Moria.

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