Libreville

[ French lee-bruh-veel ]
/ French li brəˈvil /

noun

a port in and the capital of Gabon, in the W part, on the Gulf of Guinea.

Definition for libreville (2 of 2)

Gabon
[ ga-bawn ]
/ gaˈbɔ̃ /

noun

Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
an estuary in W Gabon. About 40 miles (65 km) long.
Also Gabun.

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British Dictionary definitions for libreville (1 of 2)

Libreville
/ (French librəvil) /

noun

the capital of Gabon, in the west on the estuary of the Gabon River: founded as a French trading post in 1843 and expanded with the settlement of freed slaves in 1848. Pop: 649 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for libreville (2 of 2)

Gabon
/ (ɡəˈbɒn, French ɡabɔ̃) /

noun

a republic in W central Africa, on the Atlantic: settled by the French in 1839; made part of the French Congo in 1888; became independent in 1960; almost wholly forested. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority; significant animist minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Libreville. Pop: 1 640 286 (2013 est). Area: 267 675 sq km (103 350 sq miles) Former English spelling: Gaboon