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Uban·gi | \ yü-ˈbaŋ-gē 
, ü-, -ˈbaŋ-ē \
, 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 nameUban·gi | \ ü-ˈbäŋ-gē , yü-ˈbaŋ- \
, yü-ˈbaŋ- \variants:
or French Oubangui \ ü-bäⁿ-ˈgē \
\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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