Mbabane

[ bah-bahn, -bah-nee, uhm-bah- ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Swaziland, in the NW part.

Mbabane

/ əmbɑːˈbɑːnɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Swaziland, in the northwest: administrative and financial centre, with a large iron mine nearby. Pop: 71 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Reports from the capital, Mbabane, said calm prevailed at the polling stations on Friday morning.

From BBC

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the executive capital, Mbabane, and elsewhere, with many burning and looting businesses in which the king holds a stake.

From New York Times

There are chaotic scenes in the capital, Mbabane, where a journalist told the BBC residents have been fleeing, with traffic jams leading out the city and cars queuing at petrol stations for fuel.

From BBC

The school’s fluorescent lighting and worn linoleum were in marked contrast to his own alma mater, a private school on a verdant hillside in Mbabane, Swaziland.

From The New Yorker

“I’m not surprised to be here,” said Dlamini, 25, of Mbabane, Swaziland.

From New York Times