Cunene

American  

[koo-ney-nuh] / kuˈneɪ nə /

Or Kunene

noun

1. a river in W central Angola, flowing S and W to the Atlantic Ocean. 750 miles (1,207 km) long.

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Example Sentences

The government of the southern African nation on Monday said the drought that began last year has affected more than 800,000 people in the southern province of Cunene alone, along with nearly a million cattle.

From Seattle Times

In the southern province of Cunene, on the border with Namibia, the number of people in need of humanitarian assistance has more than trebled from around 250,000 in January to 850,000 in March, the report said.

From Reuters

Around 2,500 children under five were treated for severe acute malnutrition between January and March in the provinces of Lunda Norte, Huila, Cunene, Bie and Namibe, the report said.

From Reuters

We had come north, crossing from Cunene province into Huíla province in southwestern Angola, but what did it matter?

From New York Times

On the west side the Bushmen are still heard of as far north as the Cunene, and in the interior beyond Lake Ngami nearly to the right bank of the Zambesi.

From Project Gutenberg