Huambo

American

[wahm-baw] / ˈwɑm bɔ /

noun

a city in central Angola.

Huambo British

/ ˈwambu /

noun

Former name (1928–73): Nova Lisboa. a town in central Angola: designated at one time by the Portuguese as the future capital of the country. Pop: 756 000 (2005 est)

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His family lived in Huambo, the third biggest city, and elsewhere in the country.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2021

Harry will then travel to Huambo to visit an area Diana went to and was a dangerous minefield in 1997 but is now a thriving town.

From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2019

That field in Huambo is now a busy street, and Angola’s government, now years past a grinding civil war, hopes to be free of land mines by 2025.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2019

He was passing through town before a weeklong assignment and decided he would rescue her on his way back through Huambo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2017

The M.P.L.A. 's southern column, supported by Soviet T-34 tanks and helicopter gunships and spearheaded by Cubans, then rolled 200 miles beyond Huambo without opposition.

From Time Magazine Archive

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