Mufulira

[moo-fuh-leer-uh]

noun

1. a city in N central Zambia, on the border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Mufulira

/ ˌmuːfuːˈlɪərə /

noun

1. a mining town in the Copper Belt of Zambia. Pop: 220 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The 41-year-old moved to SeaTac in 2000 from his hometown of Mufulira, Zambia, and he hasn’t worked anywhere else.

From Seattle Times

Sept. 25, 1970: 89 dead, copper mine, Mufulira, Zambia.

From Washington Times

The EIB provided Mopani with a $50 million loan in 2005 to help fund renovation of the Mufulira copper smelter.

From Wall Street Journal

Mufulira town clerk Charles Mwandila told Reuters in an interview.

From Reuters

Last week they went on strike, first at Mufulira, then at Nkana, then at Roan Antelope itself at Luanshya.

From Time Magazine Archive