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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

U.S. intelligence duly noted that new Soviet advisers were trickling into the pro-Communist capital of Stanleyville.

From Time Magazine Archive

No city zoo ever boasted rides like the Congo River Rapids, the Stanleyville Falls flume or the vertigo-inducing Scorpion--all to be found at Busch Gardens in Tampa.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anatole was detained by Mobutu’s police before he even made it back to Stanleyville.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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