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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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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

If those mulling the proposal have never been to Hwange, how can they understand the plight of communities there, Mr Farawo asks.

From BBC Nov. 12, 2022

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

Ear and Eye happily dug into a plate of cookies provided by Mrs. Matsika as she asked them about their childhood in Hwange.

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

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