Libreville

[ French lee-bruh-veel ]

noun

1. a port in and the capital of Gabon, in the W part, on the Gulf of Guinea.

Libreville

/ librəvil /

noun

1. 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: 649 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

“The only match we were going to play in Gabon, in Libreville, was the final,” says Bwalya, by then the President of Zambia's football association.

From BBC

A week after the military takeover, the deposed president was released from house arrest and is free to leave the country, but he has remained in the capital, Libreville.

From BBC

Most people I spoke to on the streets of the capital, Libreville, appear to have confidence in the general-turned interim president.

From BBC

The coup was greeted with scenes of jubilation in the capital Libreville and the junta moved quickly to consolidate power, swearing in General Brice Oligui Nguema as interim president on Monday.

From Reuters

Unlike Niger, Gabon has not seen an outpouring of anti-French, pro-Russian sentiment, and the generals in charge in Libreville have appeared open to dialogue with international organisations which their counterparts in Niamey have shunned.

From Reuters