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Kismayu

British  
/ kɪsˈmɑːjuː /

noun

  1. another name for Chisimaio

"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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Al Shabaab was driven out of Kismayu in 2012.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2022

"The security forces have besieged the scene," Farah Ali, a shopkeeper in Kismayu, told Reuters.

From Reuters • Oct. 23, 2022

Kismayu is returning to the era of warlords.

From Reuters • May 20, 2013

"So far there has been minimal resistance," Oguna told Reuters, adding that the troops had entered Kismayu early on Friday.

From Reuters • Sep. 28, 2012

You might chance upon transports of ivory to Kismayu, to Lamu and Mombasa—perhaps upon missionary expeditions.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

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