Mombasa

[mom-bah-sah, -bas-uh]

noun

1. an island in S Kenya.

2. a seaport on this island.

Mombasa

/ 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)

Example Sentences

According to the AFP news agency, a Mombasa court adjourned his ongoing case earlier this month citing the discovery of new evidence.

From BBC

The family feud started after his death on Valentine's Day 2013, at his home in Mombasa where he had long settled and had an extensive property portfolio.

From BBC

In that time, he says, "there are certain routes like Mombasa to Kampala in Uganda, where we have loaded so many trucks that the price of a full truckload has fallen".

From BBC

In Kenya, Project Mila is a social enterprise using fly larvae to tackle Mombasa's mounting food waste problem, while also supplying frass as fertiliser to local farmers.

From BBC

Two of Hafeez's close associates met a potential buyer from Colombia in a flat in Mombasa, Kenya.

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