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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Luanda Marinho told CBS she encountered the masked man while meeting a friend for a morning run.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

Portuguese Bernardo Dias scored as Petro Luanda of Angola edged Simba of Tanzania 1-0 on Sunday to pull off the only away matchday one victory in the CAF Champions League.

From Barron's ● Nov. 23, 2025

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.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

Pascal has gone farthest—for two years he’s been in Luanda, where he studies petroleum engineering and, I sincerely believe, chases girls.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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