Bulawayo
a city in SW Zimbabwe: mining center.
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Monaco Princess’s Gilded Cage Tom Sykes July 1, 2011
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Chatterbox, 1906 Various
Impressions of South Africa James Bryce
Life of Frederick Courtenay Selous, D.S.O. J.G. Millais
An African Adventure Isaac F. Marcosson
Seven Legs Across the Seas Samuel Murray
Seven Legs Across the Seas Samuel Murray
South and South Central Africa H. Frances Davidson
Through South Africa Henry M. Stanley
Impressions of South Africa James Bryce
noun
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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