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Kinshasa

[kin-shah-suh, kin-shah-suh]

Kin·sha·sa

[kin-shah-suh, kin-shah-suh]
noun
a port in and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the NW part, on the Congo (Zaire) River. 1,990,717.
Formerly, Léopoldville.

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Con·go

[kong-goh]
noun
1.
People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French community. 2,583,198; 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly, French Congo, Middle Congo.
2.
Democratic Republic of the. Formerly, Zaire (1971–97), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–71), Belgian Congo (1908–60), Congo Free State (1885–1908). a republic in central Africa: a former Belgian colony; gained independence 1960. 47,440,362; 905,568 sq. mi. (2,345,410 sq. km). Capital: Kinshasa.
3.
Also called Zaire. a river in central Africa, flowing in a great loop from SE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic. about 3000 miles (4800 km) long.
trans-Con·go, adjective
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Kinshasa (kɪnˈʃɑːzə, -ˈʃɑːsə)
 
n
Former name (until 1966): Léopoldville the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), on the River Congo opposite Brazzaville: became capital of the Belgian Congo in 1929 and of Zaïre in 1960; university (1954). Pop: 5 717 000 (2005 est)

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