leopoldville

• Nombre propio que se refiere al antiguo nombre de Kinsasa, la capital de la República Democrática del Congo, situada en el río Congo frente a Brazzaville.

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.

incontable · nombre propio

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.

   Leopoldville (antiguo nombre de Kinshasa)

   • 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.

   Sinónimoskinshasa