Congo

== English == === Alternative forms === Kongo === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋɡəw/ (US) (without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/, /ˈkɔŋɡoʊ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/ (Australia) IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋɡəʉ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋɡɐʉ/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋɡo/ (Wales, without the toe–tow merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋɡoː/ Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəʊ Homophone: Kongo === Etymology 1 === After Kongo, from Kongo nkongo (“hunter”). Compare Kongo dikongo (“spear”), Zulu umkhonto, Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kóndó. ==== Proper noun ==== Congo or the Congo (plural Congos) 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). Synonyms: Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, (formerly) Zaire 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). Synonyms: Congo-Brazzaville, Congo Republic 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. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Appendix:Countries of the world ===== References ===== https://www.kupsala.net/risto/kongo/kituba-english.html === Etymology 2 === Clipping of Congregationalist +‎ -o. ==== Noun ==== Congo (plural Congos) (informal) Congregationalist ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:Congo. ==== See also ==== El Congo === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Congo A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. === Anagrams === cogon == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈkuŋ.ɡu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkoŋ.ɡo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈkoŋ.ɡu] === Proper noun === Congo m Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) 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) ==== Derived terms ==== congolès República del Congo República Democràtica del Congo == Central Nahuatl == === Proper noun === Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Kongo === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋ.ɣoː/ Hyphenation: Con‧go === Proper noun === Congo n Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) ==== Coordinate terms ==== Zaïre (historical) ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Congo f 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) === Further reading === “Congo” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] Congo on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ɡo/ === Proper noun === Congo m (plural Congos) Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: コンゴ (Kongo) == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔn.ɡo/ Rhymes: -ɔnɡo Hyphenation: Còn‧go === Proper noun === Congo m Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) Congo (a region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo) 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) ==== Derived terms ==== Repubblica Democratica del Congo === References === === Anagrams === cogno == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -õɡu Hyphenation: Con‧go === Proper noun === Congo m 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) Congo (a region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo) ellipsis of República Democrática do Congo: Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) ellipsis of República do Congo: Congo, Congo Republic, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) ==== Derived terms ==== congolês == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkonɡo/ [ˈkõŋ.ɡo] Rhymes: -onɡo Syllabification: Con‧go === Proper noun === Congo m Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) 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) ==== Usage notes ==== Like in English, the definite article precedes Congo in Spanish (i.e. el Congo). ==== Related terms ==== == Vietnamese == === Etymology === From French Congo. === Proper noun === Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) 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) ==== Synonyms ==== Công-gô == Welsh == === Etymology === From Kongo nkongo (“hunter”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɔŋɡɔ/ === Proper noun === y Congo m Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo) Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) 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) ==== Related terms ==== Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo (“Democratic Republic of the Congo”) Gweriniaeth y Congo (“Republic of the Congo”)