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Luanda

Luanda

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The capital city of Angola and its largest port on the Atlantic coast
  • proper noun
: Luanda
  • The port city of Luanda serves as a crucial hub for trade and commerce in Angola.
  • Luanda, Angola
  • Musseque in Luanda
  • old Luanda

Like maybe I'd think Angola Luanda starts with an L and that sort of stuff.

Examples

  • Finally arriving in Luanda in 1985, da Rocha Pinto discovered his father had been killed by a land mine.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Bands traveled to other cities in Angola, and most urban centers had clubs, although the Luanda scene was the largest and most vibrant.

    Academic text (2004)

  • When you came to Luanda, where were you?

    Santana (2020)

  • I'll see you in Luanda.

    Another Day of Life (2018)

  • Well, let's go in to Luanda.

    The Beautiful Country (2004)

  • In the docks of Luanda, a new wooden city begins to rise.

    Another Day of Life (2018)

  • And this is Luanda, city of paranoia, city of chaos, my favorite.

    Another Day of Life (2018)

  • Luanda in 1960 was a predominantly young and male city in which women had fewer economic opportunities.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Kapuściński left Luanda to come and see what was happening.

    Another Day of Life (2018)

  • So he went down to the lower Congo, to Angola, on a little steamer that ran down to Luanda.

    Academic text (1990)

Surface Forms

Luanda main

Etymology

Luanda comes from a local African language, likely Kimbundu, and was the name used for the place and its port long before and during Portuguese rule. That's why Angola's capital still keeps this old local name.