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Mwanza

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[mwahn-zah] / ˈmwɑn zɑ /

noun

  1. a city in N Tanzania, on Lake Victoria.


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Toure's kick was saved by Zambia goalkeeper Willard Mwanza after Banda had been penalised following a VAR check for catching Nene Dorgeles in the box.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Residents in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mbeya, Mwanza and several other urban centres reported an unusually slow start to the day, with many people choosing to remain indoors amid uncertainty over whether protests would happen.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Felix Mwanza, a veteran H.I.V. activist in Lusaka, said the government had yet to tap into the vast network of H.I.V. and TB treatment activists in the country.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2021

"In the financial sector, we have witnessed the emergence of blockchain technology or cryptocurrency," Hassan said during the opening a new central bank branch in the northern town of Mwanza this month.

From Reuters • Jun. 25, 2021

Mama Mwanza shouted again and clapped her hands, bringing a reluctant son out of the house, dragging the flat, pinkish soles of his feet.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver