Congolese

Con·go·lese

[kong-guh-leez, -lees] adjective, noun, plural Con·go·lese.
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the People's Republic of the Congo or the Congo region, its inhabitants, or their languages.
noun
2.
an inhabitant or native of the People's Republic of the Congo or of the Congo region.

Origin:
1895–1900; < French congolais, irregular formation; see -ese

pro-Con·go·lese, adjective, noun, plural pro·-Con·go·lese.
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Congolese (ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of or relating to the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo or their inhabitants
 
n
2.  a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Congolese is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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