Matadi

[ muh-tah-dee ]

noun

1. a seaport in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the mouth of the Congo (Zaire) River.

Matadi

/ məˈtɑːdɪ /

noun

1. the chief port of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), in the west at the mouth of the River Congo. Pop: 256 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

A massive sinkhole washed away a large section of the N1 highway, which connects the capital to the port city of Matadi.

From NewsForKids.net

"All of a sudden I saw the side part of the bedroom give way and fall on my wife and three of our children," said the 48-year-old, standing amid the rubble of the shack in Kinshasa's Matadi Mayo neighbourhood.

From Reuters

The damage affected several parts of the city but was particularly bad in Matadi Mayo, in the Mont-Ngafula district, where a section of Congo's main national highway, the N1, was swept away.

From Reuters

"I left my wife and children in Matadi and here I am stuck at the door of Kinshasa," said Yves Lutadila, a truck driver carrying second-hand clothes.

From Reuters

The government has said it will take 3-4 days to reopen the road, which connects Kinshasa to the country's main sea port of Matadi.

From Reuters