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Loanda

British  
/ ləʊˈændə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Luanda

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As the party neared the town of Loanda, the black Makololos began to grow nervous.

From A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole by Synge, M. B. (Margaret Bertha)

On coming across the plains to Loanda we first beheld the sea; my companions looked upon the boundless ocean with awe.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

The longest I ever saw was when out fishing in the lovely harbour of San Paul de Loanda.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

At Loanda, capital of the kingdom of Angola, a firkin of wine sells for above thirty pounds sterling.

From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert

The French Chargeurs-Reunis started a line of steamers from Havre via Lisbon to Loanda, Madagascar, Delagoa Bay, touching at Capetown, when so disposed, but this line has discontinued calling in on Loanda.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta