Lubumbashi

American  

[loo-boom-bah-shee] / lʊˈbʊm bɑ ʃi /

noun

1. a city in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Lubumbashi British  

/ ˌluːbʊmˈbæʃɪ /

noun

1. Former name (until 1966): Elisabethville.  a city in the S Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): founded in 1910 as a copper-mining centre; university (1955). Pop: 1 102 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

KoBold, meanwhile, is in the process of digitizing archives at the University of Lubumbashi in Congo and has signed an agreement to also digitize documents for neighboring Burundi.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was travelling from Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Laos, transiting through Ethiopia and Thailand, according to the department.

From Barron's

While voting in Lubumbashi, opposition candidate Katumbi asked the population to stay at polling stations and monitor results until the end.

From Washington Times

While voting in Lubumbashi, Katumbi asked the population to stay at polling stations and monitor the results until the end.

From Washington Times

The legal action on Monday, by the Commercial Court of Lubumbashi, came after the country’s state-owned mining enterprise had sought the removal of the mine’s Chinese management.

From New York Times