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Definition of Kinshasa

1. Noun. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.

Definition of Kinshasa

1. Proper noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Kinshasa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Zaire: Predicament and Prospectsby Jean-Claude Willame, Hugues Leclercq, Peter Rosenblum, Catharine Newbury by Jean-Claude Willame, Hugues Leclercq, Peter Rosenblum, Catharine Newbury (1998)
"In the popular language of Kinshasa, cooperation is a synonym for corruption. 7. Le Soft de finance (Kinshasa), no. 23, February 28, 1991. 8. ..."

2. Prison Conditions in Zaire by Peter Rosenblum (1994)
"The BSRS has a major prison in Kinshasa, known as "Circo" (for ... SNIP stopped arresting altogether, at least in the Kinshasa area. ..."

3. Landmine Monitor Report 2002: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Human Rights Watch (Organization). (2002)
"7 He also provided the Canadian embassy in Kinshasa with a list of areas which the RCD-Goma knows or believes are mined.8 However, ..."

4. Agricultural Marketing Directory for U.S. & Africa Trade by Mary E. Lassanyi, Wayne Olson (1997)
"Tel: 3072 Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of International Cooperation, Building de la SNEL, Kinshasa-Gombe. Tel: 30665, 31478 Department of ..."

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