Bangui
a city in and the capital of the Central African Republic, in the SW part.
a republic in central Africa: a member of the French Community. 238,000 sq. mi. (616,420 sq. km).
Capital: Bangui.
Contemporary Examples
GALLERY: Stranded at Bangui Airport: The Refugee Crisis in Central African Republic (PHOTOS) This is all well and good.
The Curse of CAR: Warlords, Blood Diamonds, and Dead Elephants Christopher Day May 24, 2014
Historical Examples
The galleys joined the fleet at Bangui, which is located at the same cape.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXII, 1625-29 Various
The galleys lost their moorings at Bangui, where the earth and even the sea trembled fourteen times in one day.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXII, 1625-29 Various
noun
the capital of the Central African Republic, in the south part, on the Ubangi River. Pop: 732 000 (2005 est)
noun
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 names (until 1958) Ubangi-Shari, (1976–79) Central African Empire French name République Centrafricaine (repyblik sɑ̃trafrikɛn)
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