Kinshasa

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɪnˈʃɑːzə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kin shä′sə, kin′shä sə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Kin•sha•sa  (kin shä′sə, kin′shä sə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa 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. 

Kin•sha•sa, +n. 
  1. Place Namesa port in and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the NW part, on the Congo (Zaire) River. 5,293,643. Formerly, Léopoldville. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kinshasa /kɪnˈʃɑːzə; -ˈʃɑːsə/ n
  1. the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the River Congo opposite Brazzaville: became capital of the Belgian Congo in 1929 and of Zaïre in 1960; university (1954). Pop: 11 586 914 (2015 est)Former name (until 1966): Léopoldville
'Kinshasa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Congo - Léopoldville

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