Léopoldville
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The crew was nervous as the plane approached Leopoldville, now Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2021
In recent weeks, two Congolese ambassadors in major world capitals have "lost" a total of some $50,000 in embassy funds, have advised Leopoldville that the money just vanished.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unemployed workers upcountry now flock to Leopoldville, where 100,000 of the normal 300,000 labor force are already out of work.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We know the man," shrugged Central Government Premier Cyrille Adoula in Leopoldville.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Matadi, which is about a hundred miles from the sea, navigation on the Congo River ceases because here begins a succession of cataracts that extend almost as far as Leopoldville.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
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