Angola
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /æŋˈɡəʊlə/
  • (America) IPA: /æŋˈɡoʊlə/
Proper noun
  1. A country in Southern Africa
    1. Portuguese Angola, also known as Portuguese West Africa and officially the State of West Africa, from 1575 to 1975
    2. The People's Republic of Angola, from 1975 to 1992
    3. The Republic of Angola, since 1992
  2. The Louisiana State Penitentiary.
    • a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces:
      “Who wanna get stuck in Angola with Lana Lee? She was bad enough on the outside. Shit.”
  3. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
  4. A city/county seat in Steuben County, Indiana.
  5. An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas.
  6. A village in Erie County, New York.
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