Luanda

¹

[ loo-an-duh, -ahn- ]

noun

1. a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning “melody.”

Luanda

²

[ loo-an-duh, -ahn- ]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Angola, in SW Africa.

Luanda

/ lʊˈændə /

noun

1. 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: 2 839 000 (2005 est) Official nameSão Paulo de Loanda

Example Sentences

Luanda explains that while there was a latch on the kitchen window, the one in Jovanni's bedroom "wasn't in a good state".

From BBC

Ms Makuate has been making her case for more pan-African collaboration in front of a group of industry specialists that came together this week in Angola's capital, Luanda, for the NewSpace Africa Conference.

From BBC

The same company's fleet includes the oil tanker Marlin Luanda, which was damaged by a missile on Saturday.

From BBC

On Friday, the Marlin Luanda - a British-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden - was set on fire for several hours after being hit by a missile fired by the Houthis.

From BBC

The same day, Trafigura, the company that operated the oil tanker Marlin Luanda, confirmed that its crew was fighting a fire after the ship was hit by a missile.

From Seattle Times