Benguela
[ben-gel-uh, -gey-luh, beng-]
- a seaport in SW Angola.
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Near the Gaboon river it is called wambee; and in Benguela, kissumba.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)Carl Engel
These Gagas were not contented to stay in this place of Benguela, although they lacked almost nothing.
The Strange Adventures of Andrew BattellAndrew Battell
So we went fifty on shore, and left our ship riding in the Bay of Benguela to stay for us.
The Strange Adventures of Andrew BattellAndrew Battell
Benguela; closely allied both in language and appearance, and nations whose place in the Kaffre division has long been recognised.
The Natural History of the Varieties of ManRobert Gordon Latham
The Benguela took a black pilot aboard and proceeded straight up to the port of Banana.
The Blind Lion of the CongoElliott Whitney
Benguela
- a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
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