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congo
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Congo
Congo
noun
People's Republic of the Congo, a republic in central Africa, west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Brazzaville.
congo
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American
[kong-goh]
/ ˈkɒŋ goʊ /
Congo
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American
[kong-goh]
/ ˈkɒŋ goʊ /
noun
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Formerly Middle Congo,
French Congo.
People's Republic of the Congo, a republic in central Africa, west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Brazzaville.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Formerly Zaire,
Belgian Congo,
Congo Free State.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, a republic in central Africa. 905,568 sq. mi. (2,345,410 sq. km). Kinshasa.
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Also called Zaire.
Congo River, a river in central Africa, flowing in a great loop from southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic. About 3,000 miles (4,800 km) long.
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Kongo.
Congo
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/ ˈkɒŋɡəʊ /
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Former names: Congo Free State,
Belgian Congo,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Zaïre.
a republic in S central Africa, with a narrow strip of land along the Congo estuary leading to the Atlantic in the west: Congo Free State established in 1885, with Leopold II of Belgium as absolute monarch; became the Belgian Congo colony in 1908; gained independence in 1960, followed by civil war and the secession of Katanga (until 1963); President Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in 1965; declared a one-party state in 1978, and was overthrown by rebels in 1997. The country consists chiefly of the Congo basin, with large areas of dense tropical forest and marshes, and the Mitumba highlands reaching over 5000 m (16 000 ft) in the east. Official language: French. Religion: Christian majority, animist minority. Currency: Congolese franc. Capital: Kinshasa. Pop: 75 507 308 (2013 est). Area: 2 344 116 sq km (905 063 sq miles)
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another name for Congo-Brazzaville
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Former Zaïrese name (1971–97): Zaïre.
the second longest river in Africa, rising as the Lualaba on the Katanga plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flowing in a wide northerly curve to the Atlantic: forms the border between Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Length: about 4800 km (3000 miles). Area of basin: about 3 000 000 sq km (1 425 000 sq miles)
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a variant spelling of Kongo
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Congo
The tracks contain a cross pattern, a reference to the African dikenga, also known as the congo cosmogram, a chart that symbolizes the cycle of life from birth to the realm of the ancestors.
From
New York Times
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Nov. 20, 2023
Pedrito Martinez The Havana-born congo player and vocalist and his Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble perform songs from his recent album “Acertijos” in a concert filmed in November at Manhattan’s 92nd Street Y. 4:30 p.m.
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Los Angeles Times
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Apr. 1, 2020
That day led to the Last Poets’ revelatory, self-titled 1970 debut of vitriolic black power poems spoken over the beat of a congo drum.
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The Guardian
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May 18, 2018
He takes notes on a small pad as she ticks off her weekly menu: chicken bouillon Mondays, fish and rice Fridays, pwa congo whenever the pigeon peas are harvested.
From
Washington Post
Charged the paper with a bismuth salt and iodide of soda in combination with primulin, congo red or other pigment.
From
Forty Centuries of Ink
or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink.
by David Nunes Carvalho
The law, announced in an order read on national television overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, eases the rules around holding a referendum on constitutional matters in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Barron's
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Nov. 11, 2026
The army said the trial was intended to improve discipline among troops as they battle armed groups in eastern DR Congo.
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BBC
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Nov. 10, 2026
A British man who tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been flown back to the UK.
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BBC
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Nov. 5, 2026
The US placed sanctions on the Rwandan army, accusing it of fuelling the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March.
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BBC
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Nov. 4, 2026
My church is the Great Rift Valley that lies along the eastern boundary of Congo.
From
"The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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