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Definition of tshuapa
tshuapa
/ˈtʃwɑːpə/
Tshua · pa
tshuapa Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
11
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
Syllables
2
• noun
1
A province in the central-western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, established during the 2015 administrative partitioning and characterized by its vast equatorial rainforests.
Example
"Conservation efforts in Tshuapa are critical for protecting the endemic bonobo populations of the Congo Basin."
2
A major river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that flows through the equatorial forest and converges with the Lomela River to form the Busira River.
• Rhymes for tshuapa
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from local indigenous languages (Mongo/Bantu) of the Congo Basin, originally the name of the prominent local river.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tshuapa. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tshuapa