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Definition of Congolese
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people. "The Congolese republic"
2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo.
Generic synonyms: African
Definition of Congolese
1. Noun. A person from the Republic of the Congo ¹
2. Noun. A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) ¹
3. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo, its people or language. ¹
4. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo, its people or language. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Congolese
Literary usage of Congolese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The War Within the War: Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Eastern Congo by Joanne Csete, Juliane Kippenberg, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2002)
"This applies to all armed groups operating on congolese soil. The congolese Penal
Code prohibits rape and indecent assault. Rape is defined as forcible ..."
2. The Curse of Central Africa by Guy Burrows, Edgar Canisius (1903)
"... France and Germany— The Berlin Conference—Belgium's Indifference—The Creation
of the State— The King's Testament—Belgo-congolese Finance—The Relations ..."
3. Official Development Assistance and Private Finance: Attracting Finance and by OECD Staff, Development Assistance Committee (2002)
"Ultimately, and depending on its degree of success, the Fund in turn might be
privatised, offering congolese savers a diversification of risks across a ..."
4. State of the Nation: South Africa 2007 by S Buhlungu (2007)
"For too long, the congolese people have remained prisoners to their own resources
... However, with the growing of the democratic space the congolese are ..."
5. The Congo State: Or, The Growth of Civilisation in Central Africa by Demetrius Charles de Kavanagh Boulger (1898)
"The capture of their camp, where it A congolese SOLDIER. was found that before
retreating the Arabs had killed their own women, was the prize of the victory ..."