Lualaba

[ loo-ah-lah-bah ]

noun

1. a river in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: a headstream of the Congo (Zaire) River. 400 miles (645 km) long.

Lualaba

/ ˌluːəˈlɑːbə /

noun

1. a river in the SE Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), rising in Katanga province and flowing north as the W headstream of the River Congo. Length: about 1800 km (1100 miles)

Example Sentences

True, there was an interesting district between Ujiji and the Lualaba.

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He, however, determined to follow it till it reached the Lualaba, and then proceed by this stream to the same place.

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The same man made an attack on some fishermen on the left bank of the Lualaba.

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There were also minor obstacles attending this desperate effort to trace the Lualaba to the sea.

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On the 19th of March, they reached the Lualaba, sweeping majestically through the silent forest.

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