Brazzaville

[ braz-uh-vil, brah-zuh-; French bra-za-veel ]

/ ˈbræz əˌvɪl, ˈbrɑ zə-; French bra zaˈvil /

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noun

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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Words nearby Brazzaville

Brazil nut, brazilwood, brazing metal, Brazos, Brazza, Brazzaville, BRB, BRCA, B.R.C.S., B.R.E., Brea

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How to use Brazzaville in a sentence

Project Taara aims to bridge a connectivity gap between the Republic of the Congo’s Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kinshasa.
Alphabet’s Project Taara Is Using Lasers to Beam Internet Across the World’s Deepest River|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|September 22, 2021|Singularity Hub
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, partnered with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to bridge a 3-mile connectivity gap between Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Beams of light—not cables—are carrying the internet across a river in the Congo|Charlotte Hu|September 17, 2021|Popular-Science
“I thought his response on AIDS were not the best,” said Abdul-Karim Sango of Congo-Brazzaville.
What Hillary Can Teach Obama About Africa|Dayo Olopade|August 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Another route surveyed for a railway is that from Loango to Brazzaville.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various

He has a house at Brazzaville built of mahogany, and a grand piano, and his own ice-plant.
Once Upon A Time|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for Brazzaville

Brazzaville

/ (French brazavil) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Brazzaville

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

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