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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Words nearby Benguela
Bengaluru, Bengbu, Benghazi, B. Engr., BEngSci, Benguela, Benguela Current, Ben-Gurion, Ben-Gurion, David, Ben Hur, Beni
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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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