Benguela
a seaport in SW Angola.
Historical Examples
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) Carl Engel
The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell Andrew Battell
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man Robert Gordon Latham
The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell Andrew Battell
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone’s Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries David Livingstone
The Blind Lion of the Congo Elliott Whitney
The Blind Lion of the Congo Elliott Whitney
noun
a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)
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