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Kabwe
Kabwe, Zambia Broken Hill An Australian mining engineer, Thomas G. Davey, gave the site its original name from a town in New South Wales, Australia. The town developed around Broken Hill Mine opened in 1902. It was renamed Kabwe ‘Small Stone’ in 1965, a year after Zambian independence, in the Bantu language of the Lala people.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kabwe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kabwe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kabwe.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kabwe." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kabwe.html |
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Kabwe
Kabwe , formerly Broken Hill, city (1990 pop. 166,519), central Zambia. During the 20th cent. it was an important lead and zinc mining and smelting center. As a result, the area suffers from significant lead pollution. |
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"Kabwe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kabwe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kabwe.html "Kabwe." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kabwe.html |
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Kabwe
Kabwe •Kabwe • hatchway • trackway
•tramway • gangway • Yahweh
•archway • parkway • pathway
•headway • segue • expressway
•airway, fairway, stairway
•railway • gateway
•freeway, keyway, leeway, seaway
•speedway • breezeway • Midway
•ridgeway
•shipway, slipway
•Kitwe • alleyway • Hemingway
•anyway • carriageway • entryway
•steerageway • taxiway • passageway
•byway, highway, skyway
•guideway, tideway
•bridleway • Steinway • driveway
•Otway
•doorway, Norway
•Broadway • walkway
•Galway, hallway
•causeway • roadway • throughway
•sluiceway • footway • subway
•someway • runway • clearway
•areaway • flyaway
•stowaway, throwaway
•hideaway • foldaway
•breakaway, takeaway
•galloway • rollaway
•colourway (US colorway), mulloway
•Greenaway • Stornoway • runaway
•caraway • tearaway • castaway
•getaway • straightaway • waterway
•motorway • cutaway • Hathaway
•giveaway • companionway • sternway
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"Kabwe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kabwe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kabwe.html "Kabwe." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kabwe.html |
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