Luapula

American  

[loo-uh-poo-luh] / ˌlu əˈpu lə /

noun

1. a river in S central Africa, flowing E and N along the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Lake Mweru. About 300 miles (485 km) long.

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A few minutes afterwards he said slowly, and evidently wandering, "Is this the Luapula?"

From The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi by Horace Waller

The British half, lying east of the Luapula, forms part of Rhodesia, and the chief town in it is called Kazembe.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Then again, "How many days is it to the Luapula?"

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Sven Anders Hedin

A few minutes later he asked, "Is this the Luapula?"

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Sven Anders Hedin

They gradually founded strong slave-trading settlements on the east and west coasts of Lake Nyasa, and thence westwards to Tanganyika and the Luapula.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various