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Mbeya

Mbeya

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A city in the southwest of Tanzania that is an important regional economic center
  • proper noun
: Mbeya
  • "I work in a small village near Mbeya in Tanzania.

Examples

  • He continued going over the map: Gombe, Ruaha, Iringa, Mbeya, Mtwara, Tarengire, Olduvai...

    Fiction book (1994)

Surface Forms

Mbeya main

Etymology

Mbeya is a local place name from southwestern Tanzania, coming from the languages spoken in the area. A helpful way to remember Mbeya is to think of it as the 'cool highland' city, because the city and region are known for their hills and cooler climate.