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congo

con·go
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kong-goh]
    • /ˈkɒŋ goʊ/
    • /ˈkɒŋgəʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kong-goh]
    • /ˈkɒŋ goʊ/

Definitions of congo word

  • noun congo the second longest river in Africa, rising as the Lualaba on the Katanga plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flowing in a wide northerly curve to the Atlantic: forms the border between Congo-Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Length: about 4800 km (3000 miles). Area of basin: about 3 000 000 sq km (1 425 000 sq miles) 3
  • noun congo river in central Africa, flowing through Democratic Republic of the Congo into the Atlantic: 2,718 mi (4,374 km) 3
  • noun congo Democratic Republic of the Congocountry 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) 3
  • noun congo Republic of the Congocountry 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) 3
  • abbreviation CONGO congou 3
  • noun congo People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo. 1

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congo popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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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