Kivu

[ kee-voo ]

noun

1. Lake, a lake in central Africa, on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. 1,040 sq. mi. (2,700 sq. km).

Kivu

/ ˈkiːvuː /

noun

1. Lake Kivu
   Lake Kivu a lake in central Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and Rwanda at an altitude of 1460 m (4790 ft). Area: 2698 sq km (1042 sq miles). Depth: (maximum) 475 m (1558 ft)

Example Sentences

Another honoree traveled from the South Kivu region of the Democratic of the Congo.

From The Daily Beast

Sandra grew up in the South Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

From The Daily Beast

In her area of Kivu, which had long been embroiled in ethnic disputes, the fighting escalated in 2004.

From The Daily Beast

At home in South Kivu, a war-torn province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, that makes him a rare breed.

From The Daily Beast

The road from the Rwanda-Congo border to Bukavu—a war-torn city on the southeastern edge of Lake Kivu—was almost impassable.

From The Daily Beast

Great volcanoes, now mostly extinct, though some to the north of Kivu are still active, are a still later feature of the country.

From Project Gutenberg

The sources of its principal upper branch, the Nyavarongo, rise in the hill country immediately east of Lake Kivu.

From Project Gutenberg

Along the north-west frontier north of Kivu are volcanic peaks (see Mfumbiro).

From Project Gutenberg