Congolese
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From French congolais, equivalent to Congo + -ese. For information about the -l-, see Togolese.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɒŋ.ɡəˈliːz/
Rhymes: -iːz
=== Noun ===
Congolese (plural Congolese)
A person from the Congo or any Congolese state.
A person from the Republic of the Congo.
Synonym: Congo-Brazzavillean
A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).
Synonym: Congo-Kinshasan
==== Usage notes ====
As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Congolese", "writing about Congolese cuisine as a Congolese") is now uncommon and often taken as grammatically incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Congolese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Congolese cuisine as a Congolese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only primarily used as an adjective or as a plural noun.
The term Congolese on its own is not strictly a nationality since it refers to two different nations, and it is therefore a regional or supranational word, like Dominican or Scandinavian. There is no simple modifier which can be added to the word to define which nation is meant. Sometimes the nation's acronym (ROC or DRC) is added before or after 'Congolese', as in 'DRC Congolese' or 'Congolese (DRC)', sometimes the names of the capitals are added:
Three of them were DRC Congolese and the other two were ROC Congolese
Three of them were (Kinshasa) Congolese and the other two were (Brazzaville) Congolese.
==== Hypernyms ====
sub-Saharan, African
==== Translations ====
=== Adjective ===
Congolese (not comparable)
Of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state.
Of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo or its people.
Synonym: Congo-Brazzavillean
Of, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo or its people.
Synonym: Congo-Kinshasan
==== Coordinate terms ====
(Kinshasa): Zairean (historical)
Congolian
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