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Other definitions for Congo (2 of 2)
People's Republic of the Congo, a republic in central Africa, west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville.: Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo .
Democratic Republic of the Congo, a republic in central Africa. 905,568 sq. mi. (2,345,410 sq. km). Capital: Kinshasa.: Formerly Zaire ,Democratic Republic of the Congo ,Belgian Congo ,Congo Free State .
Other words from Congo
- trans-Congo, adjective
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How to use congo in a sentence
There is a general budget for the whole of French congo; each colony has also a separate budget and administrative autonomy.
There was also Gabun, which is now included in French congo.
She recalled her gunboat and as a concession to obtain peace, was permitted to acquire some territory in the French congo country.
History of the American Negro in the Great World War | W. Allison SweeneyThe Banziris, in the French congo, reserved dog's flesh for men, and they surround meals of it with a solemn ritual.
Folkways | William Graham SumnerSo we could but up anchor and proceed to Libreville, formerly the capital of the French congo.
The Congo and Coasts of Africa | Richard Harding Davis
British Dictionary definitions for Congo
/ (ˈkɒŋɡəʊ) /
Democratic Republic of Congo a republic in S central Africa, with a narrow strip of land along the Congo estuary leading to the Atlantic in the west: Congo Free State established in 1885, with Leopold II of Belgium as absolute monarch; became the Belgian Congo colony in 1908; gained independence in 1960, followed by civil war and the secession of Katanga (until 1963); President Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in 1965; declared a one-party state in 1978, and was overthrown by rebels in 1997. The country consists chiefly of the Congo basin, with large areas of dense tropical forest and marshes, and the Mitumba highlands reaching over 5000 m (16 000 ft) in the east. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority, animist minority. Currency: Congolese franc. Capital: Kinshasa. Pop: 75 507 308 (2013 est). Area: 2 344 116 sq km (905 063 sq miles): Former names: (1885–1908) Congo Free State, (1908–60) Belgian Congo, (1960–71) Congo-Kinshasa, (1971–97) Zaïre
Republic of Congo another name for Congo-Brazzaville
the second longest river in Africa, rising as the Lualaba on the Katanga plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flowing in a wide northerly curve to the Atlantic: forms the border between Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Length: about 4800 km (3000 miles). Area of basin: about 3 000 000 sq km (1 425 000 sq miles): Former Zaïrese name (1971–97): Zaïre
a variant spelling of Kongo
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