Congo

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/

Proper noun

1. A country in Central Africa, official=Republic of the Congo.
2. A country in Central Africa, official=Democratic Republic of the Congo.
3. A large river in Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Synonyms

• (country with Brazzaville as capital) Congo-Brazzaville
• (country with Kinshasa as capital) Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, (formerly) Zaire, Former Zaire

Translations

• French: Congo
• German: Kongo, Republik Kongo
• Italian: Congo, Repubblica del Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
• Portuguese: Congo-Brazzaville, República do Congo
• Russian: Ко́нго
• Spanish: Congo

Translations

• French: Congo, Zaïre
• German: Kongo, Demokratische Republik Kongo, Zaire
• Italian: Congo, Repubblica Democratica del Congo, Congo-Kinshasa
• Portuguese: Congo-Kinshasa, República Democrática do Congo
• Russian: Ко́нго
• Spanish: República Democrática del Congo

Translations

• French: Congo
• German: Kongo
• Italian: Congo
• Portuguese: Congo
• Russian: Ко́нго
• Spanish: Congo

Noun

Congo (plural Congos)

1. (informal) Congregationalist

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