Brazzaville

American  

[braz-uh-vil, brah-zuh-, bra-za-veel] / ˈbræz əˌvɪl, ˈbrɑ zə-, bra zaˈvil /

noun

1. a port in and the capital of the People's Republic of the Congo, in the S part, on the Congo (Zaire) River: former capital of French Equatorial Africa.

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Brazzaville British  

/ brazavil /

noun

1. the capital of Congo-Brazzaville, in the south on the River Congo. Pop: 1 153 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of Brazzaville

C19: named after Pierre de Brazza (1852–1905), French explorer

Example Sentences

The draw lifted Stellenbosch to four points in Group C, one more than AS Otoho of Congo Brazzaville and Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

In the mid-1960s, he taught at the École Normale Superieure de l’Afrique Centrale in Brazzaville before being recruited into the government, as was common with young men who had been educated.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2023

Stadium building in Africa often means partnering with China, like the $500 million venue built in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, to host the 2015 African Games.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Over the three days of the summit in Brazzaville, experts and policymakers from countries with tropical forests discussed shared priorities ahead of the U.N.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2023

Anatole, fresh out of the hoosegow, met us in Brazzaville and they drove straight back home to Kinshasa.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver