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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Kinshasa
"किन्शासा कांगो लोकतांत्रिक गणराज्य की राजधानी है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
"Kinshasa is situated on the Congo River opposite Brazzaville."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originally named Léopoldville in honor of King Leopold II of Belgium, it was renamed Kinshasa in 1966 after a nearby village named Kinchassa, as part of the country's Africanization policy.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Kinshasa" is said worldwide
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Kinshasa
Transliteration: Kinshasa
"Kinshasa est la capitale de la République démocratique du Congo."
Kinshasa
Transliteration: Kinshasa
"Kinshasa ist die Hauptstadt der Demokratischen Republik Kongo."
Kinshasa
Transliteration: Kinshasa
"Kinshasa è la capitale della Repubblica Democratica del Congo."
Kinshasa
Transliteration: Kinshasa
"Kinshasa es la capital de la República Democrática del Congo."
Kinshasa
Transliteration: Kinshasa
"Kinshasa é a capital da República Democrática do Congo."
किन्शासा
Transliteration: Kinshasa
"किन्शासा कांगो लोकतांत्रिक गणराज्य की राजधानी है।"
金沙萨
Transliteration: Jīnshāsà
"金沙萨是刚果民主共和国的首都。"
킨샤사
Transliteration: Kinshasa
"킨샤사는 콩고 민주 공화국의 수도입니다."
キンシャサ
Transliteration: Kinshasa
"キンシャサはコンゴ民主共和国の首都です。"
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