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

There have been cryptic and conflicting messages on the project's location for months, with Tanzania and the Kenyan port of Mombasa also mooted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Key roads in the capital city, including Mombasa Road, Uhuru Highway, Kirinyaga Road, and parts of the Westlands district, have been submerged underwater.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

As it happened, I had a cousin who worked for Kenya Wildlife at a place called Voi, in southern Kenya near Mombasa.

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