Elisabethville

E·lis·a·beth·ville

[ih-liz-uh-buhth-vil]
noun
former name of Lubumbashi.
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Élisabethville (ɪˈlɪzəbəθˌvɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the former name (until 1966) of Lubumbashi

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