Aruwimi

American  

[ahr-oo-wee-mee] / ˌɑr uˈwi mi /

noun

1. a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, flowing SW and W into the Congo (Zaire) River. about 800 miles (1,300 km) long.

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Aruwimi British  

/ ˌɑːruːˈwiːmɪ /

noun

1. a river in NE Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), rising near Lake Albert as the Ituri and flowing west into the River Congo. Length: about 1288 km (800 miles)

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Example Sentences

Kitinda, a woman of the Basoko, near the Aruwimi river, possessed a dog who was remarkable for his intelligence.

From My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

The home of the Akka is the dense forest zone of the Aruwimi district of the Congo State.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

An hour later we arrived at Basoko, the capital of the Aruwimi District.

From A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State by Dorman, Marcus Roberts Phipps

Major Barttelot was left on the Aruwimi, at Yambuya, with 257 men and the main part of the stores, to await the coming of the promised reinforcements from Tippoo Tib.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Now look at this Makua river that runs west, up north of the Aruwimi.

From The Blind Lion of the Congo by Whitney, Elliott