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Le·o·pold·ville

 (lē′ə-pōld-vĭl′, lā′-)
See Kinshasa.
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Léopoldville

(ˈlɪəpəʊldˌvɪl; French leɔpɔlvil)
n
(Placename) the former name (until 1966) of Kinshasa
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Kin•sha•sa

(kɪnˈʃɑ sə, ˈkɪn ʃɑ sə)

n.
the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the NW part, on the Congo (Zaire) River. 4,655,313. Formerly, Léopoldville.
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Noun1.Leopoldville - the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
Kinshasa
Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
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