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1. (n.) Congo
Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a former French territory; gained independence 1960. 2,716,814; 124,504 sq. mi. (322,463 sq. km).
2. Congo
Democratic Republic of the, a republic in central Africa: a former Belgian colony; gained independence 1960. 50,481,305; 905,063 sq. mi. (2,344,113 sq. km). Cap.: Kinshasa. Formerly,
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Belgian Congo
a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
2. (noun) Congo, Congo River, Zaire River
a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
3. (noun) Congo, Republic of the Congo, French Congo
a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
4. (noun) congou, congo, congou tea, English breakfast tea
black tea grown in China
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) congo
black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. congo
the second in length and largest in volume of the African rivers, rises NE. of the Muchinga Mountains in Rhodesia, flows SW. through Lake Bangueola, then N. to the equator; curving in a great semicircle it continues SW., passes in a series of rapids through the coast range, and enters the S. Atlantic by an estuary 6 m. broad. It brings down more water than the other African rivers put together. The largest affluents are the Kassai on the left, and the Mobangi on the right bank; 110 m. are navigable to ocean steamers, then the cataracts intervene, and 250 m. of railway promote transit; the upper river is 2 to 4 m. broad, and navigable for small craft up to Stanley Falls, 1068 m. The name most associated with its exploration is H. M. Stanley; during its course of 3000 m. it bears several names.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. congo
A republic in central Africa lying between GABON and DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO and south of Cameroon. Its capital is Brazzaville.
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