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- noun a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg
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Unfortunately, what were major concessions in Brussels were already too little, too late in Léopoldville, Luluabourg, and Stanleyville.
Archive 2004-11-01 2004
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Belgian colony of Luluabourg, in the district of Lualaba-Kassai, the chief town of which is Lusambo, residence of the district commissioner.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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He was ordained priest 20 November, 1887, arrived in the Congo in 1888, at Luluabourg in 1891, and in 1904 was placed at the head of the newly created prefecture Apostolic.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Luluabourg to commence the evangelization of these regions, eleven residences have been established.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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When the two harassed leaders took off from Luluabourg and headed for Stanleyville, they never made it: a Belgian crew member overheard Lumumba say he wanted to break off diplomatic relations with Belgium, and the Belgian pilot turned the plane toward Leopoldville, where Ndjili Airport was in the hands of Belgian paratroops.
bilby commented on the word Luluabourg
I can just imagine the fierce debate about changing the name :-/
May 20, 2016
bilby commented on the word Luluabourg
This is why, back in the day when Word Net was the only dictionary source available, we used to refer to it as Weird Net.
May 20, 2016