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Ka·sai

(kə-sī′)

A river of southwest Africa rising in northeast Angola and flowing about 2,155 km (1,340 mi) east and then north along the border of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and through southwest Congo into the Congo River.

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Kasai

(kɑːˈsaɪ)

(Placename) a river in southwestern Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing east then north as part of the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo, continuing northwest through the Democratic Republic of Congo to the River Congo. Length: 2154 km (1338 miles)

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Ka•sai

(kəˈsaɪ, kɑ-)

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a river in SW Africa, flowing from Angola through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Congo (Zaire) River. ab. 1338 mi. (2154 km) long.

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Kasai - a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo

Kasai River, River Kasai

Angola, Republic of Angola - a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990

Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

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