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  • noun a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola

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Examples

  • Works by the Brazilian Heitor Villa-Lobos, Paraguayan Jorge "Lobito" Martinez and Cuban Ignacio Cervantes underscored the fusion of cultures in Latin America - its mixture of indigenous, Iberian and African musical legacies, most prominent in the works' rhythmic styles.

    At National Gallery, piano program from Wilhem Latchoumia befitting Gauguin 2011

  • On Thursday, Maersk said its American and Polish crew had departed "the port of Lobito and are proceeding on its voyage," adding, "All the cargoes are onboard and will be delivered as originally planned."

    U.S. Ship Held in Angola for Cargo Dispute Is Released Neanda Salvaterra 2011

  • On Feb. 28, Angolan customs authorities stopped the ship from proceeding after crewmen had unloaded part of the food cargo in the port of Lobito.

    U.S. Ship Held in Angola for Cargo Dispute Is Released Neanda Salvaterra 2011

  • I had arrived a week earlier, taking the ship as far as Lobito, then flying the last 250 miles to Leopoldville.

    I Ate a Pygmy « Official Harry Harrison News Blog 2007

  • The An Yue Jang reportedly unloaded the weapons in May in the Angolan port of Lobito.

    The Reign of Thuggery Hammer, Joshua 2008

  • In addition to the Luanda refinery, Angola is developing plans for a new 200,000-bbl/d refinery in the coastal city of Lobito.

    Energy profile of Southern Africa 2008

  • Chevron is also working to bring its Benguela, Belize, Lobito, and Tomboco fields on Block 14 onstream in 2007.

    Energy profile of Southern Africa 2008

  • The changing attitude was underscored in March when two petrol companies, China's Sinopec and Angola's Sonangol, abandoned a joint project to build an oil refinery in the western port of Lobito.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • Chinese capital is paying for the reconstruction of the rail link between Luanda and the main southern city of Benguela, a project that will incorporate the nearby deepwater port of Lobito.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

  • De Sousa said Angola also plans to construct a second oil refinery near Lobito - where infrastructure remains largely intact

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2007

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