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Benguela

[ ben-gel-uh, -gey-luh, beng- ]
/ bɛnˈgɛl ə, -ˈgeɪ lə, bɛŋ- /
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noun
a seaport in SW Angola.
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Benguela
/ (bɛŋˈɡwɛlə) /

noun
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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