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Luangwa

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[loo-ahng-wah] / luˈɑŋ wɑ /

noun

  1. a river in E Zambia, flowing SSW to the Zambezi River. 500 miles (805 km) long: forms part of boundary with Mozambique.


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They ran away, with Nyirenda diving into a stream near the Luangwa River.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

He’d managed to “militarize” the North Luangwa National Park by arming the scouts and “buying their loyalty with weapons, boots and money.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2022

A mad dash eastward through unprotected land to reach the Luangwa River.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2022

“Here’s where civilization ends,” Mark once said admiringly of North Luangwa, Goldberg reports.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2019

If the mouth of the Luangwa River was as bad as everyone said, it wouldn’t have survived anyhow.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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