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Maseru

Maseru

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The capital city of Lesotho in the northwest of the country
  • proper noun
: Maseru
  • Given the marginal character of Lesotho's domestic economy, even this limited trickle-down of benefits has fueled a substantial economic boom in Maseru and the northern towns.
  • Maseru, Lesotho

Examples

  • STUTTERHEIM MASERU, 325 MILES.

    Cry Freedom (1987)

  • I've got to get to Maseru in time for ten o'clock Mass.

    Cry Freedom (1987)

  • I never will understand why it takes four days, for a letter to get from Queenstown to Maseru.

    Cry Freedom (1987)

  • And once you're across, I'll be here to drive you to Maseru before the police know what's going on.

    Cry Freedom (1987)

  • A more ambitious step was taken in 1983, when American Studies in Africa was launched in Maseru, Lesotho.

    Academic text (1992)

  • In December 1982, it had killed forty-two members of a similar exile community in Maseru, Lesotho.

    Academic text (2004)

  • MASERU, 250 MILES.

    Cry Freedom (1987)

  • MASERU, 360 MILES.

    Cry Freedom (1987)

  • I need to take a bus from Johannesburg to Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho.

  • The capital of Lesotho, Maseru, is well-known for its vibrant markets.

Surface Forms

Maseru main

Etymology

Maseru comes from the Sesotho language and was first the local name for a nearby river or place, so people in the area used that name for the settlement. So the town — and now the capital city of Lesotho — simply kept the old local name.