Mombasa

American  

[mom-bah-sah, -bas-uh] / mɒmˈbɑ sɑ, -ˈbæs ə /

noun

1. an island in S Kenya.

2. a seaport on this island.

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Mombasa British  

/ mɒmˈbæsə /

noun

1. a port in S Kenya, on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean: the chief port for Kenya, Uganda, and NE Tanzania; became British in 1887, capital of the East African Protectorate until 1907. Pop: 828 000 (2005 est)

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Mombasa

Mombasa B is in a fleet of tankers controlled by the dominant company in the cottage industry of shuttle shippers, South Korea’s Sinokor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Mombasa B, the other tanker, had performed four shuttles, completing its most recent voyage in early July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

We geolocated three of the recordings of the women to the Sarit Centre and TRM Mall in Nairobi, and others to Nyali Mall in the coastal city of Mombasa.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

As a result, "six to eight million kilos" are stuck in Mombasa, he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

By the time I was circumcised, I had left the missionary school and was attending a school near Mombasa.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola