Cabinda
Americannoun
-
an exclave of Angola, on the W coast of Africa. 2,807 sq. mi. (7,270 sq. km).
-
a seaport in and the capital of this exclave, on the Congo (Zaire) River.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Much of its oil wealth lies in its separate Cabinda province, where a decades-long separatist conflict simmers.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2023
He was an activist calling for independence for Cabinda, where he was born.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023
Coincidentally, the British ship patrolling Cabinda Bay was the Ferret, and its officers recognized the Uncas immediately.
From Slate • Dec. 4, 2021
“Most people don’t know that about me,” Cabinda said while walking away after Tuesday morning’s post-practice interview session.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021
Our Cabinda Patron grounded us twice, and even the high night breeze hardly enabled us to overcome the six-knot current off the narrow, whose right side is called Ponta da Diabo.
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
