Kinshasa

American  

[kin-shah-suh, kin-shah-suh] / kɪnˈʃɑ sə, ˈkɪn ʃɑ sə /

noun

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

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Kinshasa British  

/ -ˈʃɑːsə, kɪnˈʃɑːzə /

noun

1. Former name (until 1966): Léopoldville.  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)

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Example Sentences

He drives the sleek black car around Kinshasa, sometimes stopping at malls and markets to greet cheering fans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

So were its transport systems: If this were happening two years ago, the agency likely would have managed the conveyance of Ebola samples from suspected outbreaks to Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, where they could be tested.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

DR Congo are training in Belgium after their training camp - scheduled to take place in Kinshasa - was cancelled.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled its pre-World Cup training camp in the capital, Kinshasa, because of an Ebola outbreak in the east of the country.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The lab in Kinshasa ruined his first blood sample and asked us to send another, so the results on what diseases Otto might have weren’t in yet.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer