Kisangani
[ ki-zahng-gah-nee, kee-sahng-gah- ]
/ kɪˈzɑŋ gɑ ni, ˌki sɑŋˈgɑ- /
noun
a city in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Congo (Zaire) River.
Formerly
Stanleyville.
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Kisangani
/ (ˌkɪsæŋˈɡɑːnɪ) /
noun
a city in the N Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), at the head of navigation of the River Congo below Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls): Université Libre du Congo (1963). Pop: 475 000 (2005 est)
Former name (until 1966): Stanleyville