Definition of Congo franc

1. Noun. The basic unit of money in the Congo.

Generic synonyms: Franc
Terms within: Centime

Lexicographical Neighbors of Congo Franc

Conformist
Confucian
Confucianism
Confucianisms
Confucianist
Confucianists
Confucians
Confucius
Cong.
Congaree
Congo
Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Kinshasa
Congo Peggy
Congo River
Congo franc (current term)
Congo peafowl
Congolese
Congolian red fever
Congorism
Congos
Congregational
Congregational Christian Church
Congregational Church
Congregational church
Congregational churches
Congregationalism
Congregationalist
Congregationalists

Literary usage of Congo franc

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Travels in West Africa: Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons by Mary Henrietta Kingsley, Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, William Forsell Kirby (1897)
"... was leaving for home the next day, is now enjoying a well-earned, honourable repose after his long years of service to his country in Congo franc.ais. ..."

2. Civilisation in Congoland: A Story of International Wrong-doing by Henry Richard Fox Bourne (1903)
"This region— which, it should be borne in mind, forms only a part of the territory marked in the maps as " Congo franc.ais "—has a sea-frontage stretching ..."

3. Travels in West Africa: Congo Francais, Corisco and Cameroons by Mary Henrietta Kingsley, Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther, William Forsell Kirby (1897)
"My regrets, I should say, arose from leaving the charms and interests of Congo Franc,ais, and had nothing whatever to do with taking passage on one of the ..."

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