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Bulawayo

(ˌbʊləˈweɪəʊ)

(Placename) a city in SW Zimbabwe founded (1893) on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, the last Matabele king; the country's main industrial centre. Pop: 693 000 (2005 est)

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Bu•la•wa•yo

(ˌbu ləˈweɪ yoʊ, -ˈwɑ-)

n.

a city in SW Zimbabwe: mining center. 414,800.

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Bulawayo - industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe

Republic of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Zimbabwe - a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980

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