HOW TO PRONOUNCE
congo
/ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/
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What does congo mean?
noun
- Alternative form of congou: a kind of Chinese black tea.
- (informal) Congregationalist
interjection
- congratulations
More meanings (5)
proper noun
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).
- Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville).
- A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
- A major river in Central Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at times forming the border with the Republic of the Congo and Angola.
- A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/
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See this word in context.
Cameron then proceeded to Ujiji, explored Tanganyika and satisfied himself that this lake was connected with the Congo system.
One strand of copper wire there is, through the Congo region, placed there by order of the late King of Belgium.
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The people of the Congo are all dark-skinned Africans of the same race as the Baganda, except two tribes which are quite different.
Papa was presumed to entertain some wondrous theory of an unthinkably ancient civilization, the remains of which lay buried somewhere in the Congo valley.
Speaking of certain Congo people, Tuckey says that they scar themselves principally with the idea of rendering themselves agreeable to the women of their tribe.