Angola
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- proper noun
- /æŋˈɡoʊlə/
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Angola
- By mid-August, South Africa staged an invasion of southern Angola and stationed 1,000 troops inside Angola.
- Portuguese in Angola
- independence of Angola
- Angola in Africa
And one of the boys that came knew some people in Angola, and he invited me to talk to them one day.
- And one of the boys that came knew some people in Angola, and he invited me to talk to them one day.
- Not only this is not working, the Cubans in their efforts, no, are helping Angola.
- Well, thumb through and it's the cost of inaction case studies from Rwanda and Angola.
- And I was running through a camp in in Angola and there was bullets flying all over the place.
- This is some guy in Angola going I'll beat you and come on kids, we must get to the airport.
- And so this is Colombia and this is in the context of other countries that are coming out from protracted conflicts in Vietnam and Angola.
- He fought this ferocious wars in Angola, mostly won them.
- Like maybe I'd think Angola Luanda starts with an L and that sort of stuff.
- Very interested in doing what I can to contribute to the well-being a few months, whether they're in Angola or Japan or the project itself.
- Very interested in doing what I can to contribute to the Wall being a few months, whether they're in Angola or Japan or the project itself.
Examples
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Such was the posture of the people of Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and, still today, of South Africa.
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My friend is studying the political history of Angola, focusing on its struggle for independence.
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I want a one way ticket to Angola, please.
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And one of the boys that came knew some people in Angola, and he invited me to talk to them one day.
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And then we went to Angola.
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Some of my old acquaintances from Angola are coming to my party tomorrow night.
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The Europeans and Japanese have long extended political recognition to Angola to assist in their economic investments.
Academic text (1992) -
Normalization of relationships between the United States and Angola would be most helpful.
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The Bank recognizes Angola's economic potential and is moving to invest in its future.
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I've always wanted to visit Angola to experience its rich culture and beautiful landscapes.
Synonyms
A country in the southwest of Africa on the Atlantic coast
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Angola comes from the local Kimbundu title Ngola, which meant 'king'. Portuguese colonists used that title for the rulers and then for the land, so Angola became the name of the country.