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KISUMU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Kisumu mean?
• KISUMU (noun)
The noun KISUMU has 1 sense:
1. a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center
Familiarity information: KISUMU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Kisumu" is a part of...):
Kenya; Republic of Kenya (a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya)
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