Mombasa

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

noun

an island in S Kenya.
a seaport on this island.

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Examples from the Web for mombasa

Contemporary Examples of mombasa

Neither Arabic or Swahili writings make note of Gedi, despite it being located 65 miles from the port city of Mombasa.
Kenya Has Its Own Machu Picchu—the Lost Town of Gedi
Nina Strochlic
September 18, 2014
On Tuesday, “unknown assailants” gunned down Makaburi as he was leaving a courthouse outside Mombasa.
Death Squads in Kenya’s Shadow War on Shabaab Sympathizers
Margot Kiser
April 6, 2014
The payment of ransoms is often done in Nairobi, Mombasa and European capitals, London in particular.
The Pirate Whisperer
Shaun Assael
February 5, 2009

Historical Examples of mombasa

Arrived at Eden Vale, the waggons had to return to Mombasa in the same manner.
Freeland
Theodor Hertzka
The agents in London, Trieste, and Mombasa were each paid £800 per annum.
Freeland
Theodor Hertzka
With this in view, the road to Mombasa was thoroughly repaired.
Freeland
Theodor Hertzka
In September even Mombasa was delightful, but in January it was very hot.
In Africa
John T. McCutcheon
Mombasa is a little island about two by three miles in extent.
In Africa
John T. McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for mombasa

Mombasa

noun

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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