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Bangui

proper noun

  1. capital city of the Central African Republic
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bɑːŋˈɡiː/ / /ˈbɑːŋɡi/

name

Etymology: French Oubangui. Named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River; the Ubangi itself was named from the Bangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement.

  1. The capital city of the Central African Republic.
  2. A municipality of Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

    Meronyms: Abaca, Bacsil, Banban, Baruyen, Dadaor, Lanao, Malasin, Manayon, Masikil, Nagbalagan, Payac, San Lorenzo, Taguiporo, Utol — barangays of Bangui