What is another word for kinshasa?
Pronunciation: [kɪnʃˈɑːsə] (IPA) 
Kinshasa is the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, located in Central Africa. Synonyms for Kinshasa include Congo-Kinshasa, Leopoldville, and Leopoldville-Kinshasa. Congo-Kinshasa refers to the country and its capital city, while Leopoldville and Leopoldville-Kinshasa are historical names of the city. Leopoldville was the name given by the Belgian colonizers in honor of King Leopold II of Belgium, while Leopoldville-Kinshasa reflects the merger of the cities of Leopoldville and Kinshasa in 1966. Another possible synonym for Kinshasa is Nzanza, which was the name of the village that originally occupied the area before the arrival of Europeans.
