Central African Republic

[ sen-truhl af-ri-kuhn ri-puhb-lik ]

noun

1. a landlocked republic in central Africa, south of Chad and east of Cameroon. 238,000 sq. mi. (616,420 sq. km). : Bangui.

Central African Republic

noun

1. a landlocked country of central Africa: joined with Chad as a territory of French Equatorial Africa in 1910; became an independent republic in 1960; a parliamentary monarchy (1976–79); consists of a huge plateau, mostly savanna, with dense forests in the south; drained chiefly by the Shari and Ubangi Rivers. Official language: French; Sango is the national language. Religion: Christian and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Bangui. Pop: 5 166 510 (2013 est). Area: 622 577 sq km (240 376 sq miles) Former namesuntil 1958Ubangi-Shari1976–79Central African Empire French nameRépublique Centrafricainerepyblik sɑ̃trafrikɛn

Example Sentences

It has since been detected in other African countries - including Burundi, the Central African Republic, Kenya and Rwanda.

From BBC

The Central African Republic has become the latest country in the region to declare an outbreak of the mpox virus.

From BBC

In the Central African Republic, Russian mercenaries have been providing security since in 2018 and in return have gained access to some of the country’s gold and diamond mines.

From Seattle Times

He pointed to the Central African Republic, Somalia, Sudan, Libya and Mali as examples, adding “the list is long and expanding.”

From Seattle Times

Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo, Ghana, and Liberia together reported another 400 cases last year.

From Science Magazine