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angola

An·go·la
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ang-goh-luh]
    • /æŋˈgoʊ lə/
    • /æŋˈgəʊlə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ang-goh-luh]
    • /æŋˈgoʊ lə/

Definitions of angola word

  • noun angola a republic in SW Africa, on the Atlantic: includes the enclave of Cabinda, north of the River Congo; a Portuguese possession from 1575 until its independence in 1975; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991; factional violence. It consists of a narrow coastal plain with a large fertile plateau in the east. Currency: kwanza. Religion: Christian majority. Capital: Luanda. Pop: 18 565 269 (2013 est). Area: 1 246 693 sq km (481 351 sq miles) 3
  • noun angola country on the SW coast of Africa: formerly a Portuguese territory, it became independent in 1975: 481,354 sq mi (1,246,702 sq km); pop. 5,646,000; cap. Luanda 3
  • noun angola a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda. 1
  • noun angola African republic 1
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angola popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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  • african plate

    a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the African continent as well as adjacent ocean basins (the Canary, Cape Verde, Angola, Cape Agulhas, Somali, Madagascar, and Natal Basins), and bounded on the north by the Eurasian and Arabian Plates, on the east by mid-ocean ridges (the Southwest Indian, Mid-Indian, and Carlsberg Ridges), on the south by the Antarctic Plate, and on the west by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

  • angolese

    a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.

  • benguela

    a port in W Angola: founded in 1617; a terminus (with Lobito) of the railway that runs from Beira in Mozambique through the Copper Belt of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Pop: about 200 000 (1990 est)

  • cabinda

    an exclave of Angola, separated from the rest of the country by part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pop: about 300 000 (2002 est). Area: 7270 sq km (2807 sq miles)

  • cuando

    a river in central Angola, flowing SE to the Zambezi River. 457 miles (731 km) long.

  • cuanza

    a river in central Angola, flowing NW and W to the Atlantic Ocean. 500 miles (805 km) long.
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