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Conakry

American  
[kaw-na-kree] / kɔ naˈkri /
Or Konakri

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Guinea, in NW Africa.


Conakry British  
/ kɔnakri /

noun

  1. the capital of Guinea, a port on the island of Tombo. Pop: 1 465 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The event - a private cultural ceremony - is to take place at a new tourist garden on the outskirts of the capital, Conakry later on Friday.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2026

The Chinese leader said that Beijing and Conakry "have long upheld mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit", Xinhua reported.

From Barron's Jan. 5, 2026

AFP accompanied Diallo as he navigated the streets of a Conakry suburb on his motorcycle to visit the parents of Idrissa, who disappeared more than a year ago.

From Barron's Dec. 17, 2025

The location is consistent with the time it could have taken the Boikiy to travel the 200km from Conakry.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2025

The buses to Conakry waited on the other side of a checkpoint that had been erected by Guinean soldiers.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

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