Katangese
Americanadjective
noun
Usage
Katangese is used as a plural noun (a candidate favored by the Katangese ), but it's relatively rare as a singular noun (the candidate who is a Katangese ).
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Katangese
First recorded in 1960–65; Katang(a) + -ese
Example Sentences
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Several accounts have said that Mr. Hammarskjold’s airplane was harassed or attacked by a Fouga Magister jet trainer deployed by the Katangese secessionists.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2019
Asked if a pilot could have been operating in the area for Katangese forces without Bracco hearing of him, he replied: “Impossible.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2019
He had arranged to meet with the Katangese separatist leader, Moïse Tshombe, whose forces were backed by Western political and mining interests not eager for Mr. Hammarskjold to succeed.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2018
A month ago, Mobutu's well-equipped but poorly motivated soldiers were in disgraceful retreat, refusing to fight and often simply running away from a ragtag band of Angola-based Katangese rebels.
From Time Magazine Archive
After one of the guerrilla groups, Agostinho Neto's Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola, came to power in Luanda, the Katangese switched their allegiance to it.
From Time Magazine Archive
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