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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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Still others joined a convoy of trucks that crossed the Cunene River and headed along the scorched Namib coastline, known locally as the Coast of Loneliness.

From Time Magazine Archive

Foreign Minister Jose Eduardo Dos Santos hinted that Luanda might guarantee the safety of South Africa's $180 million investment in Angola's Cunene River hydroelectric complex in exchange for recognition.

From Time Magazine Archive

The South Africans are anxious to avoid a battle around the $300 million Cunene complex, in which they have heavily invested.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under the original plan for Cunene, which was drawn up when Portugal ruled, relatively little of the power was intended for Angola.

From Time Magazine Archive

After several months, I left the Cunene, and worked up for a new bit of country hitherto unexplored.

From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.