Lusaka

American  

[loo-sah-kuh] / luˈsɑ kə /

noun

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

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Lusaka British  

/ luːˈzɑːkə, -ˈsɑːkə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

He also got a haircut at a barbers in a township in the capital, Lusaka - to the delight of thousands of people who flocked there as news spread on social media.

From BBC

She pleaded guilty in a magistrate's court in the capital, Lusaka, and apologised to the president for her comments.

From BBC

The Chinese embassy in Lusaka disputes the scale of the damage and told the BBC it welcomed the establishment of an independent investigation into the incident.

From BBC

Officials in Lusaka, the capital city, planned to bury him at Embassy Park alongside other late heads of state.

From The Wall Street Journal

Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, said the size of the spill made it the sixth-worst mine-tailings dam accident ever, by volume.

From The Wall Street Journal