Kisangani

American  

[ki-zahng-gah-nee, kee-sahng-gah-] / kɪˈzɑŋ gɑ ni, ˌki sɑŋˈgɑ- /

noun

1. a city in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Congo (Zaire) River.

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Kisangani British  

/ ˌkɪsæŋˈɡɑːnɪ /

noun

1. Former name (until 1966): Stanleyville.  a city in the N Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), at the head of navigation of the River Congo below Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls): Université Libre du Congo (1963). Pop: 475 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“The poverty is not in itself the problem, it’s the misery,” Kisangani Archbishop Marcel Utembi, president of the Congolese conference of bishops, said in an interview last year.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa of Kisangani, who is also president of the bishops’ conference, has said church officials are anxious about continued attacks by armed groups against civilians in displacement camps.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2023

In 1999 and 2000, Ugandan and Rwandan armed forces, each backing a different faction of the RCD rebel group, clashed in the Congolese city of Kisangani.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2021

All the old injuries have been renamed: Kinshasa, Kisangani.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver