Mosi-oa-Tunya

/ ˈmɒsɪ-wa-ˈtuːnja /

plural noun

1. the local name for Victoria Falls

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mosi-oa-Tunya¹

from Lozi: 'the smoke that thunders'

Example Sentences

Many feel a disappointment on first seeing the great American Falls, but Mosi-oa-tunya is so strange, it must ever cause wonder.

From Project Gutenberg

We left Mosi-oa-tunya on the 27th, and slept close to the village of Bakwini.

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One Mosi-oa-tunya, however, is quite enough for a continent.

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