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Leopoldville

Leopoldville proper noun: former name of Kinshasa: the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Proper noun

Leopoldville

  1. (historical) Former name of Kinshasa: the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Origin of Leopoldville

Named after Belgian king Leopold II.

Questions about Leopoldville

What does Leopoldville mean?
Leopoldville means former name of Kinshasa: the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What part of speech is Leopoldville?
Leopoldville is a proper noun.

Words near Leopoldville in the dictionary

  1. Leopold
  2. Leopoldian
  3. Leopoldism
  4. Leopoldsburg
  5. Leopoldt's conjecture
  6. Leopoldville
  7. Leopolis
  8. leopon
  9. leopons
  10. Leora
  11. Leorda

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