Luluabourg


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Luluabourg

(luːˈluːəˌbʊə)
n
(Placename) the former name (until 1966) of Kananga
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Lu•lua•bourg

(ˌlul wɑˈbʊər)

n.
former name of Kananga.
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Noun1.Luluabourg - a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg
Kananga
Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
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