ELISABETHVILLE

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ("Elisabethville" 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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