Matadi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The vast central African country has only a single overland pipeline, which carries imported oil from the Atlantic port of Matadi in the west to Kinshasa.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
A massive sinkhole washed away a large section of the N1 highway, which connects the capital to the port city of Matadi.
From NewsForKids.net • Dec. 16, 2022
Entire neighbourhoods were flooded with muddy water, and houses and roads ripped apart by sinkholes, including the N1 highway that connects the capital to the country's main port of Matadi.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2022
The damage affected several parts of the city but was particularly bad in Matadi Mayo, in the Mont-Ngafula district, where a section of Congo's main national highway, the N1, was swept away.
From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2022
I want to ask him if all the stories we’re hearing are true: Matadi, Thysville, Stanleyville.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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