congo
noun
congo
1 American
[kong-goh]
/ ˈkɒŋ goʊ /
noun
Congo
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American
[kong-goh]
/ ˈkɒŋ goʊ /
noun
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Formerly Middle Congo. Formerly French Congo,. People's Republic of the Congo, a republic in central Africa, west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Brazzaville.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. Formerly Zaire. Belgian Congo. Congo Free State. Democratic Republic of the Congo, a republic in central Africa. 905,568 sq. mi. (2,345,410 sq. km). Kinshasa.
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Also called Zaire. Congo River, a river in central Africa, flowing in a great loop from southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic. About 3,000 miles (4,800 km) long.
Congo
British
/ ˈkɒŋɡəʊ /
noun
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Former names: Congo Free State. Belgian Congo. Congo-Kinshasa. Zaïre. a republic in S central Africa, with a narrow strip of land along the Congo estuary leading to the Atlantic in the west: Congo Free State established in 1885, with Leopold II of Belgium as absolute monarch; became the Belgian Congo colony in 1908; gained independence in 1960, followed by civil war and the secession of Katanga (until 1963); President Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in 1965; declared a one-party state in 1978, and was overthrown by rebels in 1997. The country consists chiefly of the Congo basin, with large areas of dense tropical forest and marshes, and the Mitumba highlands reaching over 5000 m (16 000 ft) in the east. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority, animist minority. Currency: Congolese franc. Capital: Kinshasa. Pop: 75 507 308 (2013 est). Area: 2 344 116 sq km (905 063 sq miles)
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another name for Congo-Brazzaville
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Former Zaïrese name (1971–97): Zaïre. the second longest river in Africa, rising as the Lualaba on the Katanga plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flowing in a wide northerly curve to the Atlantic: forms the border between Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Length: about 4800 km (3000 miles). Area of basin: about 3 000 000 sq km (1 425 000 sq miles)
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a variant spelling of Kongo
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Other deportees were sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, or dropped off in war-torn South Sudan.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest growing" ever, African health authorities said Thursday, as the World Health Organization said it had killed 600 people.
From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026
Witness his two goals against DR Congo in the last 32, and a nerveless penalty at Azteca Stadium to see off Mexico a round later as examples.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
DR Congo was one of the first countries to accept the new American health deals - and the US says the agreement is helping co-ordinate Kinshasa's response to the crisis.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026
“Lumumba was prime minister of Congo. Do you know where Congo is?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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