Lobengula

/ (ˌləʊbənˈɡjuːlə) /

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noun

?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British

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Words nearby Lobengula

lobe-finned fish, lobelia, lobeliaceous, lobelia family, lobeline, Lobengula, lobi, lobitis, Lobito, loblolly, loblolly bay

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How to use Lobengula in a sentence

Buluwayo was not to be destroyed, as it would serve again as the royal kraal for Lobengula, who had returned to life again.
The Matabele Campaign|R. S. S. Baden-Powell
After the death of Mzilikazi, his son, Lobengula, became King.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson
And, after all, was this annexation of the dominions of poor Lobengula a conquest?
Cecil Rhodes|Princess Catherine Radziwill
The natives here claim that she was his chief wife and the mother of Lobengula, the king.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson

He had been a prominent soldier under King Lobengula, and also remembered the first king, Mzilikazi.
South and South Central Africa|H. Frances Davidson