kinshasa

English - Turkish

Definition of kinshasa in English Turkish dictionary: Kongo Cumhuriyetinin başkenti

English - English

Definition of kinshasa in English English dictionary: 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; The capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; {i} capital and largest city of Congo; the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the River Congo, formerly called Leopoldville. formerly Léopoldville Capital and largest city (pop., 1994 est.: 4,655,313), Democratic Republic of the Congo. Situated on the southern bank of the Congo River, it was founded as Léopoldville in 1881 by Henry Morton Stanley. It became the capital of the Belgian Congo in the 1920s. After World War II it emerged as the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa and became the capital of the independent republic in 1960. It was given its present name in 1966. A major river port and a commercial centre, it is the seat of the University of Kinshasa (1954); the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
Congo-Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country in Africa