English Explanatory Dictionary

Kinshasa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), in the western part of the country on the Congo River.

Pronunciation

/kɪnˈʃɑːsə/ kĭn-shä′sə kēn-shä′sä kēn-shä-sä′ En-us-Kinshasa.oga LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kinshasa.wav

Word forms

Kinshasa Kin

Etymology

From Kongo [Term?] (“the salt market”).

Synonyms

Leopoldville
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