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.

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

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

Opposition riots in the capital Maseru in 1998 prompted South Africa to deploy troops to restore order.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

"To sing is a competition," he tells me as we sit on his smallholding on the outskirts of Lesotho's capital, Maseru, where he's now retired.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2022

About ten years ago Mr. J. M. Nyokong, of the farm Maseru, in the Thabanchu district, invested about 1,000 Pounds in agricultural machinery and got a white man to instruct his nephews in its use.

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