Kananga

American  

[kuh-nahng-guh] / kəˈnɑŋ gə /

noun

1. a city in central Zaire.

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Kananga British  

/ kəˈnæŋɡə /

noun

1. Former name (until 1966): Luluabourg.  a city in the SW Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): a commercial centre on the railway from Lubumbashi to Port Francqui. Pop: 424 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The hourslong rainfall in the district of Kananga in Kasai Central province destroyed many houses and structures, the province’s governor, John Kabeya, said as rescue efforts intensified in search of survivors.

From Seattle Times

Sharp, the panel’s coordinator and expert on armed groups, and Catalan, a humanitarian expert, embarked on the field visit from Kananga, the provincial capital of Kasai Central, toward the locality of Bunkonde.

From Seattle Times

After a nearly five-year trial marked by repeated delays and the deaths of several defendants in custody, a military court in the city of Kananga delivered its verdict on Saturday.

From Reuters

After "Live and Let Die" villain Dr. Kananga balloons and explodes from ingesting a gas pellet, Roger Moore's Bond gloats, "He always did have an inflated opinion of himself."

From Salon

Kotto drew plaudits for his role as the first black Bond villain Dr Kananga - an evil Caribbean diplomat masquerading as a New York drug lord - in Live and Let Die, starring Roger Moore.

From BBC