Likasi

American  

[li-kah-see] / lɪˈkɑ si /

noun

1. a city in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Likasi British  

/ lɪˈkɑːsɪ /

noun

1. Former name: Jadotville.  a city in the S Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): a centre of copper and cobalt production. Pop: 345 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Less than three months after he left his hometown of Likasi, his mother died.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Gecamines' Shituru hydrometallurgical facility, which processes copper and cobalt, is seen in this general view, outside Likasi in the southern region of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo, January 31, 2013.

From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2022

So desperate has the situation become, some might even welcome the rebels, say some on the streets of Likasi.

From Reuters • Feb. 19, 2013

In Likasi, dilapidated low-rise buildings from the colonial mining boom line the streets, but there is little evidence of new growth, and the collapse of state miner Gecamines has left many jobless.

From Reuters • Feb. 19, 2013

I saw the huge concentrating plant rising almost like magic out of the jungle at Likasi.

From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick