Congo
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- proper noun
- /ˈkɒŋɡoʊ/
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República del Congo
- And $30 million worth of diamonds, that we should really give back, you know, to like Angola or Liberia or the Ivory Coast or the Republic of the Congo or something.
- Republic of the Congo
- independence of the Congo
- Congo in 1960
Examples
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"I make $1,600 a month," says Janvier, who fled Congo's civil war in 2003.
Blog text (16) -
It's morning in the Congo.
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See, I just got back from the Congo.
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We were married five years ago in the Congo.
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The mission that the agents of the state have to accomplish in the Congo is a noble one.
Academic text (1990) -
Right up to independence, the Congo was a major source of super-profits for Belgian corporations.
Academic text (1992) -
It's urgent for Congo and Congo's partners to address the obstacles that hinder justice in Congo.
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So Congo is historically you will hear about the two Congos, Congo Brazzaville and Congo Kinshasa.
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When arriving in Congo, these missionaries were confronted with other cultural expressions and spiritual convictions.
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I have always wanted to visit Congo to experience its rich culture and biodiversity.
Synonyms
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A country in west-central Africa with capital Brazzaville
Compounds
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A former Belgian colony in central Africa that became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960
A large country in central Africa with many rivers and valuable minerals
- US
A thin water animal that looks like an eel and has two pairs of legs that lives in muddy water
- Specialized
A hard sticky substance from trees in Africa used to make varnish and glue
- US
A long thin water animal like an eel with tiny legs that lives in muddy pools in the southern US
- Specialized
A serious disease caused by a virus spread by ticks, with high fever and bleeding
- Specialized
A large family of languages spoken across much of Africa south of the Sahara, like Swahili and Yoruba
Surface Forms
Etymology
Congo for the Republic of the Congo comes from the same source: the Kongo people and the river. France used that name when it ruled the area, and after independence the country kept the name Congo.