Elisabethville

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proper noun

Former name of Lubumbashi (“city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”).

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Elizabethville

  1. Former name of Lubumbashi (“city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lubumbashi

Origin

Named by the Belgians in honour of their queen Elisabeth, wife to king Albert I.

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Cite this entry
APA

Elisabethville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisabethville

MLA

“Elisabethville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisabethville. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elisabethville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elisabethville.

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