Kinshasa

[ kin-shah-suh, kin-shah-suh ]

noun

a port in and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the northwestern part, on the Congo (Zaire) River.

Formerly Lé·o·pold·ville [lee-uh-pohld-vil, ley-; French ley-aw-pawld-veel], /ˈli ə poʊldˌvɪl, ˈleɪ-; French leɪ ɔ pɔldˈvil/, Le·o·pold·ville [lee-uh-pohld-vil, ley-] /ˈli ə poʊldˌvɪl, ˈleɪ-/ .

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How to use Kinshasa in a sentence

Despite its low carbon footprint, Kinshasa’s lack of infrastructure and insufficient funding for adaptation measures leaves its rapidly-growing population at greater risk.
How megacities could lead the fight against climate change | Gabrielle Merite, Andre Vitorio | April 28, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
Kinshasa is also expected to grow far more by 2035 than Shenzhen.
How megacities could lead the fight against climate change | Gabrielle Merite, Andre Vitorio | April 28, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
The population of Kinshasa, for example, is similar to that of Shenzhen today.
How megacities could lead the fight against climate change | Gabrielle Merite, Andre Vitorio | April 28, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
The Manchester-based activist was born in Kinshasa but raised on the “nitty, gritty streets of London town.”
Lesbian Brit Kidnapped to Be ‘Cured’ in Congo | Nina Strochlic | August 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Emerging megacities like Kinshasa or Lima do not command important global niches.
Welcome to the Billion-Man Slum | Joel Kotkin | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

The women in Kinshasa seemed newly energized by Leymah, the film, and the workshop.
Congo's Feminist Fight | Linda Bird Francke | July 7, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Mutombo is known for handing out spur-of-the-moment cash whenever he is in Kinshasa.
The Seven Foot Philanthropist | Sandra McElwaine | June 4, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Kinshasa

Kinshasa

/ (kɪnˈʃɑːzə, -ˈʃɑːsə) /

noun

the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), on the River Congo opposite Brazzaville: became capital of the Belgian Congo in 1929 and of Zaïre in 1960; university (1954). Pop: 5 717 000 (2005 est): Former name (until 1966): Léopoldville

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