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KINSHASA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Kinshasa mean?
• KINSHASA (noun)
The noun KINSHASA has 1 sense:
1. the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
Familiarity information: KINSHASA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Kinshasa; Leopoldville
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Kinshasa" is a part of...):
Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)
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