Loanda

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləʊˈændə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lō an′də, -än′-; Port. lŏŏ än′də)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Lo•an•da  (lō an′də, -än′-; Port. lŏŏ än′də),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesLuanda.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Loanda /ləʊˈændə/ n
  1. a variant spelling of Luanda
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Lu•an•da  (lo̅o̅ an′də, -än′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of Angola, in SW Africa. 475,328.
Also, Loanda. 
Lu•an•da  (lo̅o̅ an′də, -än′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning "melody.''

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Luanda, Loanda /lʊˈændə/ n
  1. the capital of Angola, a port in the west, on the Atlantic: founded in 1576, it became a centre of the slave trade to Brazil in the 17th and 18th centuries; oil refining. Pop: 5 506 000 (2015 est)Former official name: São Paulo de Loanda
'Loanda' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Luanda

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