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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of Botswana, in the southeast part near the South African border. It was founded c. 1890.
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- proper noun The capital of
Botswana .
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- noun capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast
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GABORONE Jan 25 Sapa The crisis in Lesotho was discussed behind closed doors in Gaborone on Tuesday by Zimbabwe's President Robert
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Epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Gaborone, Botswana.
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And even here in Gaborone, where things had grown so much, people still knew precisely who she was.
Excerpt: In The Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith 2005
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They are real people who currently live in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.
Excerpt: The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 2001
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Princess Marina Hospital in Gaborone, Botswana | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Precious Ramotswe was sitting at her desk at the No. 1 Ladies 'Detective Agency in Gaborone.
Excerpt: The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith 2004
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Presented at the 2nd Botswana International HIV Conference, Gaborone, Botswana September 17-20, 2008 (poster presentation).
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Presented at the 2nd Botswana International HIV Conference, Gaborone, Botswana September 17-20, 2008 (poster presentation).
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Presented at the 2nd Botswana International HIV Conference, Gaborone, Botswana September 17-20, 2008 (poster presentation).
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Presented at the 2nd Botswana International HIV Conference, Gaborone, Botswana September 17-20, 2008 (poster presentation).
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