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Libreville

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Li·bre·ville  (lbr-vl, -vl)
The capital and largest city of Gabon, in the northwest part of the country on the Gulf of Guinea. Founded as a French trading post in 1843, it was named Libreville after freed slaves settled there (1848). Population: 578,000.
Libreville (French) [librəvil]
n
(Placename) the capital of Gabon, in the west on the estuary of the Gabon River: founded as a French trading post in 1843 and expanded with the settlement of freed slaves in 1848. Pop.: 362 386 (1993)
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Noun1.LibrevilleLibreville - the capital of Gabon                
capital of Gabon
Gabon, Gabonese Republic, Gabun - a republic on the west coast of Africa


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He then came to the capitol city of Libreville as an artist and, until 1999, had a studio in the Petit Paris section of town.
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