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Democratic Republic of Congo

British  

noun

  1. See Congo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spent his teenage years in the U.S., growing up in a community of seamstresses and store owners who always found reasons to do more rather than less.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The US has imposed sweeping sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of backing the M23 rebel group.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Tropical forest loss remained high in other parts of the world, including in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Madagascar, the researchers said.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The biggest losses occurred in tropical moist broadleaf forests, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, and parts of West Africa.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Sometime during my six years in the States, I began to hate the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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