How do you use Libreville in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Libreville in a sentence
Libreville meaning
The capital city of Gabon.
Synonyms of Libreville
Using Libreville
- The main meaning on this page is: The capital city of Gabon.
- Useful related words include: capital of gabon, national capital.
- In the example corpus, libreville often appears in combinations such as: capital libreville, in libreville, libreville since.
Context around Libreville
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Libreville
- In this selection, "libreville" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, capital, rain, french, gabon and remains stand out and add context to how "libreville" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arrest in libreville since the and chiefly in libreville. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "libreville" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with libreville
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The fishing fleet was formerly based chiefly in Libreville. (9 words)
Gunfire was heard in the centre of the capital, Libreville. (10 words)
Gabon has a domestic supply of pharmaceuticals from a factory in Libreville. (12 words)
Tour le d'Avenir is the third consecutive victory for the Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka's rider Areruya, who claimed Tour du Rwanda last November and La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Africa's biggest cycling event, last month in Libreville, Gabon. (41 words)
In 1846, the slave ship Elizia was captured by the French navy near Loango, and fifty-two of the freed slaves were resettled on the site of Libreville (French for "Freetown") in 1849. (33 words)
The captives were released near the mission station, where they founded a settlement which was called Libreville (French for "free town") French explorers penetrated Gabon's dense jungles between 1862 and 1887. (32 words)
Example sentences (17)
Gunfire was heard in the centre of the capital, Libreville.
Loud sounds of gunfire could be heard in the capital Libreville, the Reuters and AFP news agencies reported after the television appearance.
She has been under house arrest in Libreville since the day following the military coup that ousted her husband as president.
Sylvia Bongo has been under house arrest in the capital Libreville since the August 30 coup brought the curtain down on 55 years of Bongo dynasty rule.
The coup was greeted with scenes of jubilation in the capital Libreville and the junta moved quickly to consolidate power, swearing in General Brice Oligui Nguema as interim president on Monday.
Tour le d'Avenir is the third consecutive victory for the Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka's rider Areruya, who claimed Tour du Rwanda last November and La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Africa's biggest cycling event, last month in Libreville, Gabon.
Despite the lack of rain, Libreville remains very cloudy during this time of year.
Each district has a colour for its taxis and Libreville's is red.
Gabon has a domestic supply of pharmaceuticals from a factory in Libreville.
In 1846, the slave ship Elizia was captured by the French navy near Loango, and fifty-two of the freed slaves were resettled on the site of Libreville (French for "Freetown") in 1849.
Libreville also hosts the Omar Bongo University (est. 1970), various research institutes and a library.
Libreville's wet season spans about nine months (September through May), with a heavy amount of rain falling during these months.
The captives were released near the mission station, where they founded a settlement which was called Libreville (French for "free town") French explorers penetrated Gabon's dense jungles between 1862 and 1887.
The fishing fleet was formerly based chiefly in Libreville.
The hottest month is January, with an average high at Libreville of 31 °C and an average low of 23 °C.
There are international connections out of Malabo to Madrid and Zurich in Europe and to Cotonou, Douala and Libreville in West Africa.
Two television channels, 4 and 8, are found in the Libreville area.
Common combinations with libreville
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- capital libreville 4×
- in libreville 4×
- libreville since 2×
- libreville french 2×