Stanleyville
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At one point, the “unmarried woman tax” was 20 percent of the budget of Stanleyville.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2011
When Jacopetti was taken off to be interrogated or worse in the Congo city of Stanleyville, he turned to his cameraman and said, "Smile, smile," so they would show their captors no fear.
From Time • Aug. 21, 2011
U.S. intelligence duly noted that new Soviet advisers were trickling into the pro-Communist capital of Stanleyville.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hoare's new recruits soon learned they were in a far different war from the one fought around Stanleyville, where the Simbas were mostly armed with sharpened sticks, pangas and bows and arrows.
From Time Magazine Archive
It proceeds alone, east toward Stanleyville, where loyal crowds wait to hail their chief, believing with all their hearts that he’ll restore their dreams of a free Congo.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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