Meanings
proper noun
- The capital city of Rwanda.
The importance of cows in Kigali is on show at the King’s Palace Museum, which is home to a herd of long horned Inyambo cattle.
2021 April 13, Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, “The gleaming city that emerged from turmoil in the heart of Africa”, in CNN1 more example
The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned there was a risk some migrants sent to Rwanda could be returned to countries from which they had fled. Kigali denied the allegations and accused UNHCR of lying.
2025 May 5, “Rwanda in talks to receive migrants deported from US, foreign minister says”, in Reuters - metonymicallyThe Rwandan government.
Translations
Afrikaans Kigali
- Kigalicapital of Rwanda
Arabic كِيغَالِي, كِيجَالِي
- كِيغَالِي (kiḡālī)capital of Rwanda
- كِيجَالِي (kigālī)capital of Rwanda
Chinese Mandarin 基加利
- 基加利 (Jījiālì)capital of Rwanda
Czech Kigali
- Kigalicapital of Rwanda
Danish Kigali
- Kigalicapital of Rwanda
Esperanto Kigalo
- Kigalocapital of Rwanda
French Kigali
- Kigalicapital of Rwanda
Hebrew קיגאלי
- קיגאלי (kigali)capital of Rwanda
Japanese キガリ
- キガリ (Kigari)capital of Rwanda
Korean 키갈리
- 키갈리 (Kigalli)capital of Rwanda
Polish Kigali
- Kigalicapital of Rwanda
Portuguese Kigali
- Kigalicapital of Rwanda
Russian Кига́ли
- Кига́ли (Kigáli)capital of Rwanda
Spanish Kigali
- Kigalicapital of Rwanda
Tamil கிகாலி
- கிகாலி (kikāli)capital of Rwanda
Thai คิกาลี
- คิกาลี (kigaalii)capital of Rwanda
Ukrainian Кіга́лі
- Кіга́лі (Kiháli)capital of Rwanda
Vietnamese Ki-ga-li
- Ki-ga-licapital of Rwanda
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Kigali. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kigali
MLA
“Kigali.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kigali. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kigali,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kigali.
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