Luanda

¹

[loo-an-duh, -ahn-]

noun

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

Luanda

²

Portuguese Lo·an·da

[loo-an-duh, -ahn-]

noun

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

Luanda

/ lʊˈændə /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

The team media officer, Promise Efoghe, said a replacement aircraft was sent to Luanda and the journey to Nigeria was safely completed.

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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.

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People in parts of the Angolan capital, Luanda, are still afraid to talk openly about what happened in July when protests brought part of the city to a standstill and disturbances rocked other provinces too.

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Police in Angola say four people have been killed and 500 have been arrested after demonstrations in the capital, Luanda.

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The Angolan presidency added in a statement posted on social media that Bongo's family had been released from detention and were with him in Luanda.

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