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Kisumu

(kɪˈsuːmuː)
n
(Placename) a port in W Kenya, in Nyanza province on the NE shore of Lake Victoria: fishing and trading centre. Pop: 433 000 (2005 est)
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Ki•su•mu

(kiˈsu mu)

n.
a city in W Kenya. 201,100.
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Noun1.Kisumu - a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center
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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