Port Gentil
noun
a seaport in W Gabon.
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Port-Gentil
Port-Gentilnounthe chief port of Gabon, in the west near the mouth of the Ogooué River: oil refinery. Pop: 80 841 (1993)
Port Gentil
American
[pawr zhahn -tee]
/ pɔr ʒɑ̃ˈti /
noun
Port-Gentil
British
/ pɔrʒɑ̃ti /
noun
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Gabon has always maintained strong ties with its former colonial power, France, with its influence most visible in the coastal city of Port Gentil, the centre of the country's oil and timber industries.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
Three sailors remain on the Mozart, which was approaching Gabon’s Port Gentil on Sunday and expected to dock, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2021
Local airlines can connect you on a 35-minute flight to Port Gentil, where you will transfer by road to Loango National Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2018
They will be in Libreville and Franceville, which were used in 2012, plus Port Gentil and Oyem where the stadiums will be ready in 14 months, Gabon Football Federation officials said.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2015
The Esther Miracle ferry was carrying 161 passengers from Libreville to Port-Gentil when it sank close to the coastal village of Nyonie on March 9.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023
The vessel is currently heading to Gabon’s Port-Gentil.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 24, 2021
A late goal by Mahmoud Kahraba sent Egypt to the last semifinal spot in the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over Morocco in Port-Gentil, Gabon.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2017
Ghana can secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a group game to spare if they beat Mali in Group D in Port-Gentil.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2017
Once, to see Schweitzer, travelers had to be paddled the 175 miles from Port-Gentil on the Atlantic.
From Time Magazine Archive
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