Definition of Republic of the Congo

1. Noun. A republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960.

Exact synonyms: Congo, French Congo
Generic synonyms: African Country, African Nation
Terms within: Brazzaville
Group relationships: Africa

Definition of Republic of the Congo

1. Proper noun. A country in central Africa, capital Brazzaville. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Republic Of The Congo

Republic of Sudan
Republic of Suriname
Republic of Tajikistan
Republic of The Gambia
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Republic of Tunisia
Republic of Turkey
Republic of Uganda
Republic of Uzbekistan
Republic of Vanuatu
Republic of Venezuela
Republic of Yemen
Republic of Zaire
Republic of Zambia
Republic of Zimbabwe
Republic of the Congo (current term)
Republic of the Gambia
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of the Sudan
Republican
Republican Guard
Republican Marriage
Republican Party
Republican River
Republicans
Republicrat
Republicrats
Republika Srpska
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Literary usage of Republic of the Congo

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

1. Africa South of the Sahara: The Challenge to Western Security by Lewis H. Gann, Peter Duignan (1981)
"Zaire and the People's Republic of the Congo are almost landlocked; the Central African Republic lacks access to the sea altogether. ..."

2. Water Hyacinth in Africa and the Middle East: A Survey of Problems and Solutions by Luis A. Navarro, George Phiri, George Yobe Kanyama-Phiri (2000)
"... Awolowo University, lle-lfe Plant Protection Services Ports authorities University of Ibadan University of Lagos Republic of the Congo ..."

3. Water Hyacinth in Africa and the Middle East: A Survey of Problems and Solutions by Luis A. Navarro, George Phiri, George Yobe Kanyama-Phiri (2000)
"... Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of National Education Republic of the Congo Organizations with expertise in water-hyacinth control in West Legon, ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The main quadrangle of the Lovanium University, on the outskirts of Kinshasa (formerly Leopoldville), in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ..."

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