Lubumbashi
[ loo-boo m-bah-shee ]
/ lʊˈbʊm bɑ ʃi /
noun
a city in the S Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Formerly
Elisabethville.
Definition for lubumbashi (2 of 2)
Shaba
[ shah-buh ]
/ ˈʃɑ bə /
noun
a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
British Dictionary definitions for lubumbashi (1 of 2)
Lubumbashi
/ (ˌluːbʊmˈbæʃɪ) /
noun
a city in the S Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): founded in 1910 as a copper-mining centre; university (1955). Pop: 1 102 000 (2005 est)
Former name (until 1966): Elisabethville