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bujumbura

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Bu⋅jum⋅bu⋅ra

  [boo-joom-boor-uh]
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–noun
a port in and the capital of Burundi, in the W part, on Lake Tanganyika. 160,000.
Formerly, Usumbura.

Bu⋅run⋅di

  [boo-roon-dee]
–noun
a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly the S part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi; gained independence on July 1, 1962. 6,052,614; 10,747 sq. mi. (27,834 sq. km). Capital: Bujumbura.
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Bu⋅run⋅di⋅an, adjective, noun
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Bu·jum·bu·ra   (bōō'jəm-bŏŏr'ə)   
The capital and largest city of Burundi, in the western part of the country on Lake Tanganyika. Originally called Usumbura, it was renamed when Burundi became independent in 1962. Population: 330,000.
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Burundi [(boo-roohn-dee)]

Nation in Central Africa, bordered by Rwanda on the north, Democratic Republic of Congo on the west, and Tanzania on the east and south. Its capital is Bujumbura. It achieved independence in 1962. It has been torn by ethnic conflict between Tutsis and Hutus.

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