Bangui
[ French bahn-gee ]
/ French bɑ̃ˈgi /
noun
a city in and the capital of the Central African Republic, in the SW part.
Definition for bangui (2 of 2)
Central African Republic
noun
a republic in central Africa: a member of the French Community. 238,000 sq. mi. (616,420 sq. km). Capital: Bangui.
Formerly
Central African Empire,
Ubangi-Shari.
Example sentences from the Web for bangui
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The Curse of CAR: Warlords, Blood Diamonds, and Dead Elephants |Christopher Day |May 25, 2014 |DAILY BEASTThe galleys joined the fleet at Bangui, which is located at the same cape.
The galleys lost their moorings at Bangui, where the earth and even the sea trembled fourteen times in one day.
British Dictionary definitions for bangui (1 of 2)
Bangui
/ (French bɑ̃ɡi) /
noun
the capital of the Central African Republic, in the south part, on the Ubangi River. Pop: 732 000 (2005 est)
British Dictionary definitions for bangui (2 of 2)
Central African Republic
noun
a landlocked country of central Africa: joined with Chad as a territory of French Equatorial Africa in 1910; became an independent republic in 1960; a parliamentary monarchy (1976–79); consists of a huge plateau, mostly savanna, with dense forests in the south; drained chiefly by the Shari and Ubangi Rivers. Official language: French; Sango is the national language. Religion: Christian and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Bangui. Pop: 5 166 510 (2013 est). Area: 622 577 sq km (240 376 sq miles)
Former names: (until 1958) Ubangi-Shari, (1976–79) Central African Empire French name: République Centrafricaine (repyblik sɑ̃trafrikɛn)