Gombe

/ ˈɡɒmbeɪ /

noun

1. a state of Nigeria, in the NE. Capital: Gombe. Pop: 2 353 879(2006). Area: 18 768 sq km (7246 sq miles)

Example Sentences

When Jane Goodall began observing and studying chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, she was a trailblazer.

From BBC

They did the same with 14 male chimps from two communities at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania.

From Science Magazine

Its debut, in the safari gateway of Arusha, between Mount Kilimanjaro and Serengeti National Park, is planned around World Chimpanzee Day, July 14, 2025 — 65 years since Goodall, then a 26-year-old novice researcher chaperoned by her mother, landed at the Gombe forest reserve to begin her field work for the anthropologist Louis Leakey.

From New York Times

International schools and foreign-owned shops in Kinshasa's central Gombe district remained closed, as concerns about safety mounted.

From BBC

The country’s paramilitary agency on Monday announced the arrest of more than 70 young people – 59 men and 17 women – in the northern Gombe state, accusing them of “holding homosexual birthdays” and having “the intention to hold a same-sex marriage.”

From Seattle Times