Kasai

[ kuh-sahy, kah- ]

/ kəˈsaɪ, kɑ- /

noun

a river in S central Africa, flowing from central Angola to and then NW along the Angola-Democratic Republic of the Congo border and through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Congo (Zaire) River. About 1100 miles (1770 km) long.

Example sentences from the Web for kasai

The next chance we had at one of them on shore came on our first evening in the Kasai just before sunset.

The Congo and Coasts of Africa |Richard Harding Davis
It was the end of the dry season and the Kasai was lower than ever before.

An African Adventure |Isaac F. Marcosson
She was one of a fleet of ten boats that operate on the Congo, the Kasai, the Kwilu and other rivers.

An African Adventure |Isaac F. Marcosson
After spreading the gospel in China and elsewhere, they settled down in this lonely spot on the Kasai River.

An African Adventure |Isaac F. Marcosson

While at the ford of the Kasai we were subjected to a trick, of which we had been forewarned by the people of Shinte.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa |David Livingstone

British Dictionary definitions for kasai

Kasai

/ (kɑːˈsaɪ) /

noun

a river in southwestern Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing east then north as part of the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), continuing northwest through the Democratic Republic of Congo to the River Congo. Length: 2154 km (1338 miles)

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Kasai

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Example sentences from the Web for kasai

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