Lusaka

[ loo-sah-kuh ]

noun

a city in and the capital of Zambia, in the S central part.

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How to use Lusaka in a sentence

The police stopped Sampa’s protest, which was to have taken place at the State House in Lusaka, the country’s capital.
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Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, has died in hospital in the capital, Lusaka at the age of 97.
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Customs wants us to park it in a dusty lot behind their office in Lusaka.
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Along with other High Commissioners I went to Lusaka airport to receive Mrs Thatcher.
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British Dictionary definitions for Lusaka

Lusaka

/ (luːˈzɑːkə, -ˈsɑːkə) /

noun

the capital of Zambia, in the southeast at an altitude of 1280 m (4200 ft): became capital of Northern Rhodesia in 1932 and of Zambia in 1964; University of Zambia (1966). Pop: 1 450 000 (2005 est)

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