Burundi. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Burundi


SYLLABICATION:	Bu·run·di
PRONUNCIATION:	b-rnd, -rn-
	A country of east-central Africa with a coastline on Lake Tanganyika. It was inhabited originally by the Twa, a Pygmy people, and later also by Hutus and Tutsis, the latter gaining political and economic dominance in the 19th century. The area formed part of German East Africa and later of Belgian-ruled Ruanda-Urundi before it became an independent kingdom in 1962. Bujumbura is the capital and the largest city. Population: 6,134,000.
OTHER FORMS:	Bu·rundi·an —ADJECTIVE & NOUN


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