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Stanleyville

British  
/ ˈstænlɪˌvɪl /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1966) of Kisangani

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At one point, the “unmarried woman tax” was 20 percent of the budget of Stanleyville.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2011

When Jacopetti was taken off to be interrogated or worse in the Congo city of Stanleyville, he turned to his cameraman and said, "Smile, smile," so they would show their captors no fear.

From Time • Aug. 21, 2011

DC-3 carrying the commander of the Stanleyville garrison tried to land.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hoare's new recruits soon learned they were in a far different war from the one fought around Stanleyville, where the Simbas were mostly armed with sharpened sticks, pangas and bows and arrows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Father flew with Eeben Axelroot to Stanleyville for the same reason the bear went over the mountain, I guess.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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