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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital and largest city of Gabon, in the northwest part of the country on the Gulf of Guinea. Founded as a French trading post in 1843, it was named Libreville after freed slaves settled there (1848).
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- proper noun The capital of
Gabon .
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- noun the capital of Gabon
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Examples
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The apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in Libreville, Gabon, has been raised to a personal parish by H.E. Basile Mvé Engone, Archbishop of Libreville.
Personal Parish for the Institute of Christ the King in Gabon 2009
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In Gabon, Malagasy blogger Harinjaka, who is currently based in Libreville, writes about potential evidence of fraud that led to Ali Bongo's victory: of the cards featured in the image above, the one on the left is authentic, while the one on the right has been forged.
Global Voices in English » Françafrique casts shadow in Gabon, Madagascar, and Mauritania 2009
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April 28, 1993 - 18 players and five team officials of Zambia's national soccer team in Libreville, Gabon.
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However, the candidat is more popular abroad than in Libreville.
Global Voices in English » Gabon: Presidential Candidate Uses Social Media in Historic Election 2009
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Gabonese President Omar Bongo on Monday opened the first summit of heads of state of the African Union's Peace and Security Council in Libreville, which is due to address some of the continent's most intractable conflicts.
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In 1848 a slave dhow was captured by the French and forty-nine slaves were located near the mission station on a little plateau which was thereupon called Libreville (Freetown).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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On the 20th of May I reached Gaboon, now called Libreville -- the capital of Congo Francais, and, thanks to the kindness of Mr. Hudson, I was allowed a passage on a small steamer then running from
Travels in West Africa Mary H. Kingsley 1881
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The IMF Managing Director held the conference in preparation for the African summit next week in Libreville which is to focus on debt reduction and poverty alleviation.
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It is calm for the moment in Libreville which is under the control of security, but there is still some unrest in Port Gentil, caused by the disputed presidential election.
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It is calm for the moment in Libreville which is under the control of security, but there is still some unrest in Port Gentil, caused by the disputed presidential election.
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