leopoldville

• Eigenname, der den früheren Namen von Kinshasa bezeichnet, der Hauptstadt der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, die am Kongo-Fluss gegenüber von Brazzaville liegt.

A proper noun referring to the former name of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located on the Congo River opposite Brazzaville.

unzählbar · Eigenname

1. Place nameB2formal

   The former name of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated on the Congo River directly across from Brazzaville; officially renamed Kinshasa in 1966.

   Ortsname

   • Leopoldville was established by Henry Morton Stanley in 1881.
   • The city of Leopoldville grew rapidly during the colonial period.
   • In 1966, Leopoldville was officially renamed Kinshasa after independence.

   Synonymekinshasa