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Maseru

American  
[mah-suh-roo, maz-uh-roo] / ˌmɑ səˈru, ˈmæz əˌru /

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.


Maseru British  
/ məˈsɛəruː /

noun

  1. the capital of Lesotho, in the northwest near the W border with South Africa; established as capital of Basutoland in 1869. Pop: 175 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Tiny Lesotho, which sells a large amount of textiles to the United States, was especially hard-hit, and hundreds of workers demonstrated in the capital Maseru in October over cuts sparked by US tariffs.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

In his first match of the day against Maseru Team, Royal Sentebale won 1-0, but the prince missed an open, in-close shot.

From Seattle Times Apr. 12, 2024

Once in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, Mr. Woods alerted his wife, Wendy, to flee South Africa with their five children.

From New York Times Apr. 23, 2023

We met up in Lesotho's capital Maseru, a small, bustling old city whose streets highlight two of the main issues facing the country:

From BBC Nov. 5, 2022

The Basutos made strong appeals to Maseru for permission to cross the border and rush the Boers, and again they were forbidden.

From Native Life in South Africa by Sol (Solomon Tshekisho) Plaatje

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