Tshombe

Tshom·be

[chom-bey]
noun
Mo·ise Ka·pen·da [moh-ees kuh-pen-duh] , 1919–69, African political leader in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: prime minister 1964–65.
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Tshombe (ˈtʃɒmbɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Moise (məʊˈiːz). 1919--69, Congolese statesman. He led the secession of Katanga (1960) from the newly independent Congo; forced into exile (1963) but returned (1964--65) as premier of the Congo; died in exile

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Tshombe is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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