Kinshasa

[ kin-shah-suh, kin-shah-suh ]

noun

1. a port in and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the northwestern part, on the Congo (Zaire) River.

Kinshasa

/ kɪnˈʃɑːzə; -ˈʃɑːsə /

noun

1. the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), on the River Congo opposite Brazzaville: became capital of the Belgian Congo in 1929 and of Zaïre in 1960; university (1954). Pop: 5 717 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1966)Léopoldville

Example Sentences

The Manchester-based activist was born in Kinshasa but raised on the “nitty, gritty streets of London town.”

From The Daily Beast

Emerging megacities like Kinshasa or Lima do not command important global niches.

From The Daily Beast

The women in Kinshasa seemed newly energized by Leymah, the film, and the workshop.

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Mutombo is known for handing out spur-of-the-moment cash whenever he is in Kinshasa.

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