Brazzaville
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- proper noun
- Lods had established the well-known Poto-Poto school of painting in 1951 in Brazzaville, in the former French Congo.
- Congo (Brazzaville)
Examples
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"If we really want to go to the Free French garrison at Brazzaville, we'd better think about commandeering a transport flight out before the Germans wake up.
Fiction book (1998) -
Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, is situated on the banks of the Congo River.
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But once inside, you could be back in Brazzaville.
Fiction book (2002) -
When when he says that they're going to Brazzaville to join the Free French.
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By 1990, children were begging for bread money on the streets of Brazzaville, something unknown in more prosperous times.
Academic text (1994) -
Milongo, another Lari, also performed best in Brazzaville and Pool.
Academic text (1994) -
The division of Brazzaville along ethnic lines reflected the strong regionalism evident in the elections.
Academic text (1994) -
Youlou had been elected mayor of Brazzaville in 1956, and his party achieved a majority in Congo's new Assembly in 1958.
Academic text (1994) -
Many tourists are drawn to Brazzaville for its vibrant culture and rich history.
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Brazzaville hosts several international embassies due to its status as the capital city.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Brazzaville = Brazza (semi-transparent) = Brazza + ville
The suffix '-ville' signals a town and is recognizable from English place names, but the personal name 'Brazza' is not informative to most learners and the full sense (the capital city) is not derivable.
Etymology
Brazzaville comes from a French explorer named Brazza and the French word ville meaning 'town', like in Nashville. So Brazzaville literally means 'Brazza's town', which explains why the capital city has that name.