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congo (käŋ′gō)
noun
Congo (käŋ′gō)
- river in central Africa, flowing through Democratic Republic of the Congo into the Atlantic: 2,718 mi (4,374 km)
- country in central Africa, on the equator: 905,365 sq mi (2,344,886 sq km); pop. 29,671,000; cap. Kinshasa: formerly Belgian Congo (1908-60); Congo (1960-71); Zaire (1971-97)
- country in WC Africa, west of Democratic Republic of the Congo: 131,978 sq mi (341,822 sq km); pop. 1,909,000; cap. Brazzaville: formerly People's Republic of the Congo (1970-90)
Related Forms:
- Congolese Con′go·lese′ (käŋ′gə lēz′) adjective, noun
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Modifies a noun
- phone: For congo phone calls example, this allows the Power Cycle error to avoid causing a Remote Error indication on a TDM handheld reader.
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Then I saw the Congo, creeping through the black, Cutting through the forest with a golden track.
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