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Meaning of "Bulawayo" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BULAWAYO

Bulawayo  [ˌbʊləˈweɪəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BULAWAYO

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bulawayo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BULAWAYO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bulawayo

http://www.citybyo.co.zw http://www.bulawayopublicity.com Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with, as of the 2012 census, a population of 653,377. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland. The capital of Matabeleland North is now Lupane, as Bulawayo is a stand-alone province. Bulawayo is also known as the 'City of Kings', 'Skies', 'Bluez', 'Bulliesberg' or 'KoNtuthu ziyathunqa' – a SiNdebele word for 'a place of smoky fires'..The majority of the Bulawayo's population belongs to the Ndebele ethnic and language group. Bulawayo has long been and is still regarded as the industrial and business capital of Zimbabwe and is home to the National Railways of Zimbabwe because of its strategic position near Botswana and South Africa. It is the nearest large city to Hwange National Park, Matopo National Park and Victoria Falls.

Definition of Bulawayo in the English dictionary

The definition of Bulawayo in the dictionary is a city in SW Zimbabwe founded on the site of the kraal of Lobengula, the last Matabele king; the country's main industrial centre. Pop: 693 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BULAWAYO


arroyo
əˈrɔɪəʊ
barrio
ˈbærɪəʊ
bio
ˈbaɪəʊ
carabao
ˌkærəˈbeɪəʊ
Clio
ˈklaɪəʊ
DiCaprio
dɪˈkæprɪəʊ
folio
ˈfəʊlɪəʊ
Galileo
ˌɡælɪˈleɪəʊ
Mayo
ˈmeɪəʊ
Montevideo
ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ
Ohio
əʊˈhaɪəʊ
Ontario
ɒnˈtɛərɪəʊ
paseo
pæˈseɪəʊ
portfolio
pɔːtˈfəʊlɪəʊ
radio
ˈreɪdɪəʊ
Romeo
ˈrəʊmɪəʊ
Rosario
rəʊˈsɑːrɪəʊ
stereo
ˈstɛrɪəʊ
Vallejo
vəˈleɪəʊ
zapateo
ˌzæpəˈteɪəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BULAWAYO

Bul
bul.
bulb
bulb fly
bulb mite
bulbar
bulbel
bulbiferous
bulbil
bulblet
bulbosity
bulbous
bulbous bow
bulbously
bulbousness
bulbul
Bulg.
Bulgakov
Bulganin
Bulgar

WORDS THAT END LIKE BULAWAYO

Aum Shinrikyo
billyo
boyo
Cetshwayo
Chiclayo
daimyo
embryo
gongyo
kayo
like billyo
Macapagal Arroyo
Oyo
Pilcomayo
pre-embryo
proembryo
Putumayo
Tokyo
toyo
yo
yo-yo

Synonyms and antonyms of Bulawayo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Bulawayo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BULAWAYO

Find out the translation of Bulawayo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Bulawayo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bulawayo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

布拉瓦约
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bulawayo
570 millions of speakers

English

Bulawayo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुलावायो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بولاوايو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Булавайо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bulawayo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুলাওয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bulawayo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bulawayo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bulawayo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブラワーヨ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불라 와요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bulawayo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bulawayo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புலவாயோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुलवाहो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bulawayo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Bulawayo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bulawayo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Булавайо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bulawayo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μπουλαβάγιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bulawayo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bulawayo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bulawayo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Bulawayo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BULAWAYO»

The term «Bulawayo» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.396 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BULAWAYO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Bulawayo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Bulawayo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bulawayo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULAWAYO»

Discover the use of Bulawayo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bulawayo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
We Need New Names: A Novel
NoViolet Bulawayo's debut calls to mind the great storytellers of displacement and arrival who have come before her-from Junot Diaz to Zadie Smith to J.M. Coetzee-while she tells a vivid, raw story all her own.
NoViolet Bulawayo, 2013
2
Bulawayo Burning: The Social History of a Southern African ...
A unique and stylish contribution to the social history of African cities and Zimbabwean cultural life.
Terence O. Ranger, 2010
3
Short Writings from Bulawayo III:
In the collections are writers who have stayed in Zimbabwe, who have passed through, or who live in the diaspora.
Morris, Jane, 2008
4
Short Writings from Bulawayo:
Masimba Manyonga was born and raised near Chivhu, but now lives in Northend in Bulawayo. He has written many manuscripts, but A Seed of Hope is his first publication. He believes that “if he can't write,hemight aswellstop breathing.
Morris, Jane, 2008
5
The Bulawayo Cookery Book
Zimbabwean originals, every one. More than fifty delightful contemporary advertisements, for long-established Zimbabwean companies like Puzey and Payne and Maskew Miller, lend vintage Edwardian style to this enchanting work.
Mrs. N. H. Chataway, 2006
6
Short Writings from Bulawayo II:
Deon Marcus (Our 'Notre Dame') was born in Bulawayo in 1978 and educatedat Milton Junior Schooland Christian Brothers College. He also studied piano and viola at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music and iscurrently a member of the ...
Morris, Jane, 2008
7
Through the Darkness: A Life in Zimbabwe
Just before the last election he was in intensive care at Bulawayo Central Hospital. After his detention last September he was taken to Kadoma police camp where he lived in discomfort sleeping on the floor in a cell inhabited by lice. Then the ...
Judith Garfield Todd, 2007
8
Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia
... and am saved by Captain Windley's courage and self-denial — Baxter's gallant action — Gallantry and devotion to one another of Captain Grey's officers and men — Patrol retires to Bulawayo . . Pages 155-166 CHAPTER XX Telegraph wire ...
Frederick Courteney Selous, 2007
9
Roman Catholic Dioceses in Zimbabwe: Roman Catholic ...
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
General Books LLC, LLC Books, 2010
10
Funerals In Africa: Explorations of a Social Phenomenon
This volume brings together scholars who have conducted research on funerary events across sub-Saharan Africa.
Michael Jindra, Joel Noret, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULAWAYO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Bulawayo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Xenophobic Attacks In Bulawayo
TWO men who attacked a reveller at a Bulawayo bar claiming to be launching xenophobic attacks have been slapped with 210 hours of ... «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Jul 15»
2
Lodges secretly record and sell sextapes of unsuspecting couples
BULAWAYO: A former employee of a named Bulawayo lodge has revealed shocking information about several lodges in and around Bulawayo ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
3
Two die in NRZ building after elevator plunges 8 floors down
BULAWAYO – Two people have died after an elevator at the 28-floor National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) building in Bulawayo developed a ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
4
Taiye Selasi: stop pigeonholing African writers
In May 2013, Bulawayo, who lives in California, published We Need New Names, a heartbreaking portrait of a Zimbabwean girl. The novel was ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Bulawayo Police Assault Photo Journalist
Bulawayo — A Bulawayo-based freelance photojournalist was on Wednesday assaulted by a group of police officers whom he had captured ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Bulawayo police assualt photo journalist
A BULAWAYO-based freelance photojournalist was on Wednesday assaulted by a group of police officers whom he had captured on camera ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jul 15»
7
FOURTH PUPIL VANISHES IN BULAWAYO
POLICE in Bulawayo are cracking their heads as they try to solve a cryptic puzzle where school pupils disappeared mostly in Emganwini and ... «NewsdzeZimbabwe, Jun 15»
8
Bulawayo council unveils 4000 vending bays
THE Bulawayo City Council has reportedly unveiled four thousand vending bays as preparation for the removal of informal traders from the ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jun 15»
9
Bulawayo Vendors Livid As Zanu-PF Sells Them Dummy
VENDORS in Bulawayo were sold a dummy by some Zanu PF officials who summoned them to a meeting on the pretext of addressing their ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
10
Bulawayo City, Chiefs clash at Fairbridge
YET another Southern Region Soccer League exciting tie is in the offing when log leaders Bulawayo City take on second-placed Bulawayo City ... «NewsDay, Jun 15»

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