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Definition of Congo
1. Noun. A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960.
Generic synonyms: African Country, African Nation
Terms within: Goma, Kananga, Luluabourg, Kinshasa, Leopoldville, Elisabethville, Lubumbashi, Nyamuragira, Nyiragongo, Congo River, Zaire River, Kasai, Kasai River, River Kasai, Kivu, Lake Kivu, Lake Edward
Group relationships: Africa
Member holonyms: Chiluba, Luba, Congolese, Zairean, Zairese
Derivative terms: Zairean
2. Noun. A major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic.
Group relationships: Belgian Congo, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Zaire
Generic synonyms: River
3. Noun. A republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960.
Generic synonyms: African Country, African Nation
Terms within: Brazzaville
Group relationships: Africa
4. Noun. Black tea grown in China.
Definition of Congo
1. Proper noun. Country in Central Africa with Brazzaville as capital. Official name: Republic of the Congo. ¹
2. Proper noun. Country in Central Africa with Kinshasa as capital (formerly Zaire). Official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo. ¹
3. Proper noun. (rivers) A large river in Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Congo
1. an eellike amphibian [n -GOES] / congou [n -GOS] - See also: congou
Medical Definition of Congo
1. A republic in central africa lying between gabon and democratic republic of the congo. Its capital is brazzaville. It became a territory of french equatorial africa in 1910, a french overseas territory in 1946, an autonomous republic within the french community in 1958, and achieved independence in 1960. The country takes its name from the congo river running through it: the bantu name for the river means mountain, with reference to the local topography. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Congo
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