Ubangi

noun

Uban·gi | \yü-ˈbaŋ-gē,

ü-, -ˈbaŋ-ē\

Definition of Ubangi

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a woman of the district of Kyabé village in Chad with lips pierced and distended to unusual dimensions with wooden disks —not used technically

Ubangi

geographical name

Uban·gi | \ü-ˈbäŋ-gē,

yü-ˈbaŋ-\

variants: or French Oubangui \ü-bäⁿ-ˈgē

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Definition of Ubangi (Entry 2 of 2)

river 700 miles (1126 kilometers) long in west central Africa on the northwestern border of the Democratic Republic of the Congo flowing west and south into the Congo River — see uele

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The first known use of Ubangi was in 1942

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