Kinshasa

K5I1N1S1H4A1S1A1
/kɪnˈʃɑːsə/

proper noun

The capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), in the western part of the country on the Congo River.

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Leopoldville
OriginKongo [Term?] →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kin

  1. The capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), in the western part of the country on the Congo River.
    1. metonymicallyThe Democratic Republic of the Congo government.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
Leopoldville

Origin

  1. Kongo[Term?]“the salt market”
  2. EnglishKinshasa

From Kongo [Term?] (“the salt market”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Kinshasa
  • Kinshasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Arabic كِنْشَاسَة, كِنْشَاسَا
  • كِنْشَاسَة (kinšāsa)the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • كِنْشَاسَا (kinšāsā)the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • كِينْشَاسَا (kīnšāsā)the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Chinese Mandarin 金沙薩 /金沙萨
  • 金沙薩 /金沙萨 (Jīnshāsà)the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Czech Kinshasa
  • Kinshasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Danish Kinshasa
  • Kinshasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dutch Kinshasa
  • Kinshasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Esperanto Kinŝaso
  • Kinŝasothe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Finnish Kinshasa
  • Kinshasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
French Kinshasa
  • Kinshasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
German Kinshasa
  • Kinshasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Greek Κινσάσα
  • Κινσάσα (Kinsása)the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hebrew קינשאסה
  • קינשאסהthe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hindi किन्शासा
  • किन्शासा (kinśāsā)the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Irish Cinseasa
  • Cinseasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Japanese キンシャサ
  • キンシャサthe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Korean 킨샤사
  • 킨샤사 (Kinsyasa)the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Persian کینشاسا
  • کینشاساthe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Polish Kinszasa
  • Kinszasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Portuguese Quinxassa
  • Quinxassathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Russian Кинша́са
  • Кинша́са (Kinšása)the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Spanish Kinsasa, Kinshasa
  • Kinsasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Kinshasathe capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kinshasa

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Cite this entry
APA

Kinshasa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinshasa

MLA

“Kinshasa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinshasa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kinshasa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kinshasa.

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