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Kananga

American  
[kuh-nahng-guh] / kəˈnɑŋ gə /

noun

  1. a city in central Zaire.


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)

"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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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

In Nganza, a commune of Kananga, the capital of the Kasai, recent interviews with witnesses and residents painted a picture different from the government narrative.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2017

Another Kananga resident accused the armed forces of extortion:

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2017

The U.N. mission in Congo said its movements have been restricted by security forces in Kananga, the provincial capital of Kasai Central.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 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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