Livingstone
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David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
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a town in and headquarters of Southern Province, SW Zambia, on the Zambesi River, near Victoria Falls: the former capital.
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David. 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa. After working as a missionary in Botswana, he led a series of expeditions and was the first European to discover Lake Ngami (1849), the Zambezi River (1851), the Victoria Falls (1855), and Lake Malawi (1859). In 1866 he set out to search for the source of the Nile and was found in dire straits and rescued (1871) by the journalist H. M. Stanley
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Kenneth Robert, known as Ken. born 1945, Labour leader of the Greater London Council (1981–86); Member of Parliament (1987–2001); Mayor of London (2000–08)
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The BBC's Helen Livingstone explains where they came from, and why there are so many.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Georges, the 2024 quarterback, played a year at Livingstone College in North Carolina and will play for SUNY-Erie, a junior college, this fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Zambia's small white population - comprising both foreigners and Zambian citizens - is concentrated in towns and cities like Lusaka, Livingstone and Mkushi.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Livingstone said neither call lasted longer than one minute.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Ms. Livingstone shakes her head and calls on someone else.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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