congo
IPA: kˈɑŋgoʊ
Root Word: Congo
noun
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).
- Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville).
- A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
- 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.
- (informal) Congregationalist
- Alternative form of congou: a kind of Chinese black tea. [(dated) A kind of Chinese black tea.]
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Examples of "congo" in Sentences
- It is endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- It is the rail transport in the Republic of the Congo.
- He holds the citizenship of the Republic of the Congo.
- He is the senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Capitalism had a part in the criminal misrule of the Congo.
- Maybe in Congo, the legacy of misrule is too big to overcome.
- In Congo, there have been reports of what seems to be a pterodactyl.
- I totally agree that the intent of the page is to disambiguate Congo.
- Agriculture is the main industry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Folk instruments in the Republic of the Congo include the xylophone and mvet.