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Lubumbashi

(lo̵̅o̅′bo̵̅o̅m bä′s̸hē)

city in SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the Zambian border: pop. 851,000

See Lubumbashi in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(lo͝oˌbo͝om-bäˈshē) Formerly E·lis·a·beth·ville (ĭ-lĭzˈə-bəth-vĭlˌ)

A city of southeast Congo (formerly Zaire) near the Zambia border. Founded in 1910, it was the center of a secessionist state during the 1960-1963 civil war. Population: 1,280,000.

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