Congo
- proper noun
- /ˈkɒŋɡoʊ/
- 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.
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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.
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Right up to independence, the Congo was a major source of super-profits for Belgian corporations.
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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
A country in west-central Africa with capital Brazzaville
Compounds
A large country in central Africa with many rivers and valuable minerals
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A former Belgian colony in central Africa that became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960
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A former French colony in west-central Africa now called the Republic of the Congo
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A large family of languages spoken across much of Africa south of the Sahara, like Swahili and Yoruba
- US
A thin water animal that looks like an eel and has two pairs of legs that lives in muddy water
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A hard sticky substance from trees in Africa used to make varnish and glue
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A long thin water animal like an eel with tiny legs that lives in muddy pools in the southern US
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A serious disease caused by a virus spread by ticks, with high fever and bleeding
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.