Ubangi

American  

[yoo-bang-gee, oo-bahng-] / yuˈbæŋ gi, uˈbɑŋ- /

noun

1. French Oubangi.  a river in W central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing W and S into the Congo (Zaire) River. 700 miles (1,125 km) long.

2. a woman of the Sara tribe in the Central African Republic whose lips are pierced and stretched around flat wooden disks.

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Ubangi British  

/ juːˈbæŋɡɪ /

noun

1. French name: Oubangui.  a river in central Africa, flowing west and south, forming the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, into the River Congo. Length (with the Uele): 2250 km (1400 miles)

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Example Sentences

In Congo, he said, new arrivals who crossed the Ubangi, Mbomou and Uele border rivers told refugee officials they fled in panic when they heard gunshots, leaving their belongings behind.

From Washington Times

Heavy rainfall in Congo’s northern rainforest swelled the Ubangi River, a tributary of the Congo, in October and November, sending unusually high volumes of water rushing toward Kinshasa.

From Reuters

And it feeds into the Congo and Ubangi rivers—major waterways that connect to several large centers.

From Scientific American

The crowded boat overturned on the Ubangi River, which divides the two countries, on Tuesday as residents of Dongo raced to flee fighting between soldiers and "bandits" from a tribal militia.

From Washington Post

The boat follows the Ubangi River to the twisting Motaba River, where the water is smooth and still and stained the color of black tea.

From Washington Post