Kigali

[ kee-gah-lee ]

/ kiˈgɑ li /

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noun

a town in and the capital of Rwanda, in the central part.

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Words nearby Kigali

Kieślowski, Kiev, Kievan, kif, kiff, Kigali, Kigoma-Ujiji, kike, Kikládhes, kikoi, Kikongo

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How to use Kigali in a sentence

A very small percentage the refugees I grew up with had the means to continue their education outside of the camp, and only a few of us were able to attend university in Kigali.
The Invisible Tragedy Facing Refugees Like Me|Mondiant Dogon|October 8, 2021|Time
Earlier this year, the United States belatedly signed the 2016 Kigali amendment, which extends the Montreal Protocol to almost entirely phase out HFCs over the next 30 years.
It’s time to rethink air conditioning|Rebecca Leber|August 26, 2021|Vox
The next time the family heard from him was from a prison in Kigali, arrested on charges of terrorism.
She escaped the genocide in Rwanda. Now, 27 years later, she can’t escape its politics.|Petula Dvorak|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
It was the first time she had pictures in her mind of Kigali, the massacre, the brutality.
She escaped the genocide in Rwanda. Now, 27 years later, she can’t escape its politics.|Petula Dvorak|February 25, 2021|Washington Post

It’s told through the story of Rusesabagina, the manager of a four-star hotel in the Rwandan capital of Kigali, who sheltered about 1,200 people behind the hotel’s walls while at least 800,000 were massacred across the nation.
She escaped the genocide in Rwanda. Now, 27 years later, she can’t escape its politics.|Petula Dvorak|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
She had left on a 2.5-hour trip for the capital of Kigali the night before war broke out.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone|Nina Strochlic|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are no longer crying,” said Hubert Kiteretse, a Kigali resident, who has attended the ceremonies every year.
Rwanda Remembers 100 Days of Terror on Genocide’s 20th Anniversary|Nina Strochlic|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pursued for being a Tutsi, she took refuge with three different families, who hid her in the capital of Kigali.
Two Decades After Genocide, Rwanda’s Women Have Made the Nation Thrive|Nina Strochlic|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A police spokesman said that Favaro had bought the skulls for around $30, according to the Kigali Post.
Burundi’s Black Market Skull Trade|Margot Kiser|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Anything can happen to you when you try to write the truth,” he told me in Kigali last week.
A Nation's Hopes Imperiled|Georgette Gagnon|April 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Kigali

Kigali

/ (kɪˈɡɑːlɪ) /

noun

the capital of Rwanda, in the central part. Pop: 782 000 (2005 est)

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