river kasai
Proper noun: A major river in southwestern Africa. It originates in central Angola, flows generally eastward and then northward, forming a section of the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It continues its course northwestward through the DRC before emptying into the Congo River. The point where it meets the Congo River is on the border between the DRC and the Republic of the Congo.
This term is used as a specific geographical name to identify this river. It functions as a proper noun and is typically capitalized. * The River Kasai is a significant tributary of the Congo River. * The basin of the Kasai is known for its diamond deposits. * Several communities rely on the Kasai River for transportation and fishing.
- The Kasai Basin: Refers to the large geographical area drained by the River Kasai and its tributaries. This region is ecologically and economically important.
- Kasai-Occidental / Kasai-Oriental: These are the names of former provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, named for their location relative to the river.
- Kasai River: A common alternative form, with the same meaning.
- Kwa River: An alternative historical name for the lower course of the Kasai River.
- Tributary (in the context of its relationship to the Congo River): The Kasai is a major tributary of the Congo.
- Watercourse: A general term for a river or stream.
- Congo River: The primary river system into which the Kasai flows.
- Angola: The country where the river originates.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): The country through which the majority of the river flows.
- Republic of the Congo: The country on the opposite bank of the Congo River at the Kasai's mouth.
- a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo