Luanda

¹ American

[loo-an-duh, -ahn-] / luˈæn də, -ˈɑn- /

noun

a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning “melody.”

Luanda ² American

[loo-an-duh, -ahn-] / luˈæn də, -ˈɑn- /

Portuguese Loanda

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Angola, in SW Africa.

Luanda British

/ lʊˈændə /

noun

Official name: São Paulo de Loanda. the capital of Angola, a port in the west, on the Atlantic: founded in 1576, it became a centre of the slave trade to Brazil in the 17th and 18th centuries; oil refining. Pop: 2 839 000 (2005 est)

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Just over a third is direct development aid, the EU's ambassador to Angola, Rosario Bento Pais, told AFP in Luanda.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Prosecutors say the first team of Russian operatives arrived in Angola's capital, Luanda, in 2024 under the pretext of opening a Russian cultural centre, a project that never materialised.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

European leaders attending a separate summit in the Angolan capital Luanda on Monday are also due to hold talks on the plan for Ukraine.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

The aircraft took off from Polokwane in South Africa and made a scheduled refuelling stop in the Angolan capital Luanda before heading for southern Nigeria.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

We cheered, the boys and Anatole and our neighbors all jumping and screaming in our yard, when the radio said the planes had come into Luanda.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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