Kananga
Americannoun
noun
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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 • Dec. 26, 2023
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 • Nov. 27, 2021
Another Kananga resident accused the armed forces of extortion:
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2017
The joint conference of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo the Apostolic Nunciature and the archbishop of Kananga released a statement in French on Thursday expressing “compassion and condemnation” about the continuing violence in Kasaï.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2017
Cananga or Kananga oil, the earlier distillate from the flowers of Cananga odorata, obtained chiefly from the Philippine Islands.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
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