Congolese

[ kong-guh-leez, -lees ]

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adjective

of or relating to the People's Republic of the Congo or the Congo region, its inhabitants, or their languages.

, plural Con·go·lese.

an inhabitant or native of the People's Republic of the Congo or of the Congo region.

Congolese

/ ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz /

of or relating to the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo or their inhabitants

a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo

First recorded in 1895–1900; from French congolais, irregular formation; -ese

At that time, only 16 Congolese were known to have college degrees.

Many prominent Congolese groups support the congressional law and further conflict-minerals reforms.

Many prominent Congolese human-rights activists consider minerals to be at the heart of the perpetration of atrocities.

Middle-class Congolese like himself, called “évolué,” or “evolved,” were hunted down for having ties with the Europeans.

In 1964, Kabila had been a Simba leader, and Mobutu had commanded the Congolese army.

We didn't want him to be tried, and the Congolese didn't want to try him if we didn't want him to be tried.

The other bank (Congolese territory), was a deserted wilderness.

If the lot of the Congolese apprentices is to be bettered, the initiative must be taken at some capital other than London.

In the case of the Congolese administrators the State provided (doubtless unwittingly) an incentive to harshness.

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