Nkomo

[ uhn-koh-moh, uhng-koh- ]

/ ənˈkoʊ moʊ, əŋˈkoʊ- /

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noun

Joshua Mqua·bu·ko Nyon·go·lo

[uhm-kwah-boo-koh nyong-goh-loh], /əm kwɑˈbu koʊ nyɒŋˈgoʊ loʊ/, 1917–1999, African nationalist and political leader in Zimbabwe.

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How to use Nkomo in a sentence

We reached Molamba on the 8th September, and found our old acquaintance, Nkomo, there still.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nkomo

Nkomo

/ (əŋˈkəʊməʊ) /

noun

Joshua. 1917–99, Zimbabwean politician; coleader, with Robert Mugabe, of the Patriotic Front (1976–80) against the government of Ian Smith in Rhodesia; minister (1980–82; 1988–99) and vice-president (1990–96).

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