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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean north of Zanzibar. In the 1500s and 1600s the Portuguese occupied the island, which was under British control from 1890 until Tanzania was formed in 1964.
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Here in Pemba, they brought ballot papers without informing us as a result we found out that some of the ballot papers were missing here and there.
Opposition Leader Expects Kikwete Re-Election in Tanzania 2010
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GEORGE PEMBA, "Garden of Eden," 1949, Estimate: $4,300 to $7,200 One of the first black artists to win acclaim in South Africa, George Mnyalaza Milwa Pemba is revered for his images of township life under apartheid.
Art in South Africa 2010
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Pemba is one of Moz's larger tourist hub so the cost of hotels is expensive, but the town is tiny, there is really nothing to do.
Archive 2006-02-01 Jennifer 2006
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Pemba is one of Moz's larger tourist hub so the cost of hotels is expensive, but the town is tiny, there is really nothing to do.
Mozambique Jennifer 2006
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Peter sez, I saw these beautiful wooden handmade Nokia, 'Philips', and best of all, 'Scony' cellphones in Pemba, Mozambique.
Boing Boing: September 24, 2006 - September 30, 2006 Archives 2006
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Mission in Pemba - the creation of which in 1897 arose from the long tradition of Quaker antislavery sentiment - was, added in
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This island of Pemba is situated about 80 miles north of Zanzibar, off the east coast of Africa.
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Since I spent a large part of the last three years in Pemba, it is principally of Pemba that I shall speak.
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This is certainly true of the Arab families we had in Pemba and Zanzibar.
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The point of land which on the north side of the entrance to the harbour narrows it to about 300 yards is alone called Pemba; the other parts have different names.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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