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noun • English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864) | ||||||||
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| 41% | 14 | Home to Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa | ||||||
noun • any one of the countries occupying the African continent | ||||||||
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