Definition

Proper noun: * A city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville: Lubumbashi is the name of a major urban and economic center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Usage

• Lubumbashi is used as the specific name for this city. It functions as a proper noun and is always capitalized.
• It is commonly used in geographical, historical, economic, and news contexts.

Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The flight from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi takes several hours.
  • Copper mined near Lubumbashi is a major export for the country.
  • The city now known as Lubumbashi was once called Elisabethville.

Advanced Usage

• The city's former name, Elisabethville, is primarily used in historical contexts referring to the period before 1966.
  • During the colonial era, the city of Elisabethville was the capital of the Katanga Province.

Variants and Related Words

• Elisabethville (proper noun): The former name for Lubumbashi, used from 1910 until 1966.

Synonyms

• City (noun): A large town. (This is a general term, not a direct synonym for the specific name "Lubumbashi".)
• Metropolis (noun): A very large and densely populated industrial and commercial city. (This describes its scale and importance.)

Different Meanings

• As a proper noun, "Lubumbashi" refers exclusively to this specific city. It does not have other general meanings.

Noun

1. a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville