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Vinony

Kinshasa

proper noun

  1. capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɪnˈʃɑːsə/

name

Etymology: From Kongo [Term?] (“the salt market”).

  1. The capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), in the western part of the country on the Congo River.