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Ubangi
[ yoo-bang-gee, oo-bahng- ]
noun
- French Oubangi. a river in W central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing W and S into the Congo (Zaire) River. 700 miles (1,125 km) long.
- a woman of the Sara tribe in the Central African Republic whose lips are pierced and stretched around flat wooden disks.
Ubangi
/ juːˈbæŋɡɪ /
noun
- a river in central Africa, flowing west and south, forming the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, into the River Congo. Length (with the Uele): 2250 km (1400 miles) French nameOubangui
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The banks of the Ubangi descend as a rule, sheer into deep water and are often indeed miniature cliffs.
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Brass collars and bangles are very uncommon on the Ubangi and beads take their place.
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There is the danger of flooding the banks of the Congo with mitakos, and the banks of the Ubangi with beads.
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The Koto river is almost as large as the continuation of the Ubangi and rises far away up north.
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Yakoma is built on the banks of the Uele just before it joins with the Bomu to form the Ubangi.
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