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Hwange

British  
/ ˈhwæŋɡeɪ /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1982): Wankie.  a town in W Zimbabwe: coal mines. Pop: 42 581 (1992)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The elephant, named Charlie, was captured in 1984 from Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park when he was two years old.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2024

He remembers visiting Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park in the 1990s and counting dozens of bateleurs.

From National Geographic Jan. 4, 2024

Authorities fear a repeat of 2019, when more than 200 elephants in Hwange died in a severe drought.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2023

One Chinese-funded project that is progressing is in the northwestern town of Hwange, where construction was already well underway when China announced its coal-funding freeze.

From Reuters Mar. 30, 2022

Arm replied, “We all come from the village of Hwange, near the nuclear power plant.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

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