Lusaka

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/luːˈsɑːkə/

proper noun

The capital city of Zambia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Zambia.

    A Lusaka evening: a purpling sky, woodsmoke from supper fires, mosquitoes singing delirious rounds, the clapping and chanting of a church meeting, the bitter smell of car exhaust.

    2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 238
    1. metonymicallyThe Zambian government.

Translations

Afrikaans Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
Arabic لُوسَاكَا
  • لُوسَاكَا (lusakā)capital of Zambia
Chinese Mandarin 盧薩卡 /卢萨卡
  • 盧薩卡 /卢萨卡 (Lúsàkǎ)capital of Zambia
Czech Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
Danish Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
Dutch Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
Esperanto Lusako
  • Lusakocapital of Zambia
Finnish Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
French Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
Hebrew לוסקה
  • לוסקהcapital of Zambia
Japanese ルサカ
  • ルサカ (Rusaka)capital of Zambia
Korean 루사카
  • 루사카 (Rusaka)capital of Zambia
Polish Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
Portuguese Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
Russian Луса́ка
  • Луса́ка (Lusáka)capital of Zambia
Spanish Lusaka
  • Lusakacapital of Zambia
Ukrainian Луса́ка
  • Луса́ка (Lusáka)capital of Zambia
Vietnamese Lu-xa-ca
  • Lu-xa-cacapital of Zambia

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kusaal
Cite this entry
APA

Lusaka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusaka

MLA

“Lusaka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusaka. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lusaka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lusaka.

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