- a port in and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the northwestern part, on the Congo (Zaire) River.
- the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), on the River Congo opposite Brazzaville: became capital of the Belgian Congo in 1929 and of Zaïre in 1960; university (1954). Pop: 5 717 000 (2005 est)
