Angola

[ ang-goh-luh ]

noun

1. a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). : Luanda.

Angola

/ æŋˈɡəʊlə /

noun

1. a republic in SW Africa, on the Atlantic: includes the enclave of Cabinda, north of the River Congo; a Portuguese possession from 1575 until its independence in 1975; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991; factional violence. It consists of a narrow coastal plain with a large fertile plateau in the east. Currency: kwanza. Religion: Christian majority. Capital: Luanda. Pop: 18 565 269 (2013 est). Area: 1 246 693 sq km (481 351 sq miles)

Angola

1. Republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic , bordered to the north and northeast by Democratic Republic of Congo , to the east by Zambia , and to the south by Namibia . Its capital and largest city is Luanda.

Notes

After achieving independence from Portugal in 1976, Angola was the scene of a civil war between its Marxist government, supported by the Soviet Union and Cuban troops, and a rebel organization known as UNITA, which was aided by the United States and South Africa . In 1988, the United States engineered a settlement that led to the withdrawal of Cuban troops and to South African acceptance of black majority rule in neighboring Namibia.

Other Words From

• An·golan adjective noun

Example Sentences

He interviews Norris Henderson, a former prisoner at Angola, who has since built a multifaceted social services and advocacy organization and become a major national voice in criminal justice.

From Washington Post

Most of that pain will be borne by 19 countries home to 400 million people, about half of them in Nigeria and Angola.

From Quartz

Since being hired as a development geologist in the 1990s, she has worked on projects everywhere from the Gulf of Mexico and Venezuela to Angola and the San Joaquin Valley.

From Ozy

For a decade now, Angola’s state oil corporation, Sonangol, has been a major shareholder in Millennium BCP, Portugal’s second-largest bank by assets.

From Ozy

The new relationship between Angola and Portugal hasn’t always been smooth.

From Ozy

Maria Borges, an African model in her second VS show, said everyone back home in Angola would be watching her.

From The Daily Beast

For Xido, spending time in war-ravaged Angola felt strangely familiar.

From The Daily Beast

Two years later, Death Metal Angola is readying for its premiere, and the railway film remains unfinished.

From The Daily Beast

Her famous walk—twice—through the half cleared landmine field in Angola was enormously brave and made a lasting impact.

From The Daily Beast

Anthony Johnson was captured in his native Angola by an enemy tribe and sold to European slavers.

From The Daily Beast

Nearly two hundred years ago, in 1698, one was brought to London that had been caught in Angola.

From Project Gutenberg

Easy travelling brought me into Angola in the early morning, as it is only six miles from North Evans.

From Project Gutenberg

Between 1547 and 1561 the Congo and Angola had been visited, but no permanent post had been established.

From Project Gutenberg

They stood then for Cape Lopez, and in the way mett with a small portugeese, laden with slaves from Angola.

From Project Gutenberg

A condition adversely affecting the trade has been the low price that Angola coffee commands in European markets.

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