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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Angola, in the northwest part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. Founded by the Portuguese in 1575, it has a fine natural harbor and diversified industries.
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- proper noun The capital of
Angola .
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- noun port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola
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Examples
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EXPERTS IN LUANDA SCATHING ABOUT U.N. The Angolan government has welcomed the findings of experts sent by the U.N. Security Council to investigate how Angola's UNITA rebel movement is managing to circumvent U.N. sanctions imposed on it, but U.N. officials in Luanda are scathing about the inquiry.
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LUANDA - UNITA rebels, striking ever closer to the Angolan government's power base, sabotaged power supplies to Luanda just two weeks after cutting off the capital's water supply.
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Perhaps thus the traffic flow, especially in Luanda and the surrounding area, would be smaller and more fluid.
Global Voices in English » Angola: New highway code in action 2009
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If that was not enough, the agency plans to open new business support centers in Luanda and Brussels.
Nikolas Kozloff: What Is the Brazilian Brand? Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd in Luanda, Angola, March 22.
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If that was not enough, the agency plans to open new business support centers in Luanda and Brussels.
Nikolas Kozloff: What Is the Brazilian Brand? Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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If that was not enough, the agency plans to open new business support centers in Luanda and Brussels.
Nikolas Kozloff: What Is the Brazilian Brand? Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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If that was not enough, the agency plans to open new business support centers in Luanda and Brussels.
Nikolas Kozloff: What Is the Brazilian Brand? Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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It is well known that the level of crime, especially in Luanda, is high due to social and economic inequality.
Global Voices in English » Angola: The assassination of a ruling party MP 2009
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A huge snake hs been electrocuted to death at the Exxon Mobile compound in Luanda – Angola, Africa.
2006 » February 2006
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