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LUBUMBASHI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville
Synonyms:
Elisabethville; Lubumbashi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Lubumbashi" is a part of...):
Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)
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