- a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- an enclosure, esp a palisade or fence of thorn bush, set up to protect a camp, herd of animals, etc
- a police post
- a magistrate's office
- a port in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), on the Congo River, capital of the Belgian Congo until 1926: forest products. Pop: 607 000 (2005 est)
