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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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Peter Stafford was exposed while treating patients at Nyankunde Hospital in Bunia, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has reported many cases of Bundibugyo virus, a rare type of Ebola virus.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

An American contracted Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak is spreading across parts of Africa, U.S. health authorities said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

At least six Americans have been exposed to the Ebola virus during a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, sources have told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

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

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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