Definitions for kinshasakɪnˈʃɑ sə, ˈkɪn ʃɑ sə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Kin•sha•sakɪnˈʃɑ sə, ˈkɪn ʃɑ sə(n.)
the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the NW part, on the Congo (Zaire) River. 4,655,313.
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Formerly, Léopoldville.
Princeton's WordNet
Kinshasa, Leopoldville(noun)
the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
Wiktionary
Kinshasa(ProperNoun)
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; founded in 1881 by the explorer Henry M. Stanley, who named it after his patron, Leopold II of Belgium, it became capital of the Belgian Congo in 1926 and was the scene of the revolt (June 1960) that led to Congo's independence; in 1966 its name was changed to Kinshasa, after the name of an early village that occupied the site.
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