Kinshasa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɑːsə
  • IPA(key): /kɪnˈʃɑːsə/

Proper noun

Kinshasa

  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.

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Dutch

Etymology

Named after a nearby village.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɪnˈʃaː.saː/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Kin‧sha‧sa

Proper noun

Kinshasa n

  1. Kinshasa (the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Synonyms

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kin.ʃa.sa/
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  • Audio (Belgium)(file)

Proper noun

Kinshasa m

  1. Kinshasa (the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: (historical) Léopoldville

Derived terms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Kinshasa f

  1. Kinshasa (the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    Synonym: Leopoldville

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkinʃasa]

Proper noun

Kinshasa f (genitive singular Kinshasy, declension pattern of žena)

  1. Kinshasa (the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References
  • Kinshasa in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Proper noun

Kinshasa ?

  1. Alternative form of Kinsasa
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