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Definition of Leopoldville
1. Noun. The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville.
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Zaire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leopoldville
Literary usage of Leopoldville
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In Darkest Africa; Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... village—leopoldville—Difficulties regarding the use of the Mission steamers—Monsieur
... leopoldville ..."
2. The Life of Edmund Musgrave Barttelot, Captain and Brevet-major Royal by Edmund Musgrave Barttelot, Walter George Barttelot (1890)
"CHAPTER IV. ON THE CONGO, FROM BANANA POINT TO BOLOBO : MARCH 18 MAY 14, 1887.
Start up the Congo—Matadi—On the March to leopoldville— Soudanese Mutiny ..."
3. The Curse of Central Africa by Guy Burrows, Edgar Canisius (1903)
"I WAS kept at leopoldville considerably longer than I had intended, owing to the
circumstance that there was no steamer to take me on to Basoko. ..."
4. Stanley's Emin Pasha Expedition by Alphonse-Jules Wauters (1890)
"Nearest of all, close at our feet, are the buildings of leopoldville." Away to
the south-east, between twenty and ..."
5. Travel and Adventures in the Congo Free State and Its Big Game Shooting by Henry Bailey (1894)
"CHAPTER XL leopoldville—View of Stanley Pool—Dover Cliffs—Death of Kalena—Hunting
... AT midday on the 22nd of November I entered leopoldville, or N'Tamo, ..."
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