Luanda (redirected from Luanda, Angola)

Lu·an·da  (l-nd) Lo·an·da (l-änd)

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. Population: 2,770,000.

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Luanda, Loanda [lʊˈændə]

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(Placename) the capital of Angola, a port in the west, on the Atlantic: founded in 1576, it became a centre of the slave trade to Brazil in the 17th and 18th centuries; oil refining. Pop.: 2 255 000 (1999 est.) Official name São Paulo de Loanda

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Luanda - port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola Angolan capital Angola, Republic of Angola - a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990