Congo

See also: congo and Congó

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋɡəʊ
• Homophone: Kongo

Etymology 1

After Kongo, believed to derive from Kongo nkongo (“hunters”)

Proper noun

Congo

2. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of the Congo. Capital: Brazzaville.
4. A country in Central Africa. Official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.
6. A large river in Africa which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Synonyms

• (country with Brazzaville as capital): Congo-Brazzaville
• (country with Kinshasa as capital): Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, (formerly) Zaire, Former Zaire

Derived terms

• Congolese

Translations

country with Brazzaville as capital

• Arabic: اَلْكُونْغُو m (al-kūnḡū)
• Armenian: Կոնգո (hy) (Kongo)
• Bengali: কঙ্গো (koṅgō)
• Burmese: ကွန်ဂို (kwan-gui)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 剛果布／刚果布, 刚果布 (Gāngguǒ-Bù), 剛果／刚果 (zh) (Gāngguǒ), 刚果 (zh) (Gāngguǒ), 剛果共和國／刚果共和国 (zh) (Gāngguǒ Gònghéguó), 刚果共和国 (zh) (Gāngguǒ gònghéguó)

• Czech: Kongo (cs)
• Danish: Congo, Republikken Congo
• Dutch: Kongo (nl), Kongo-Brazzaville (nl)
• Esperanto: Kongo-Brazavilo, Kongolo-Brazavilo
• Estonian: Kongo (et), Kongo-Brazzaville, Brazzaville’i Kongo
• Faroese: Kongo-Brazzaville n
• Finnish: Kongo (fi)
• French: Congo (fr) m
• Georgian: კონგო (ḳongo)
• German: Kongo (de) m, Republik Kongo (de) f
• Greek: Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό (el) f (Dimokratía tou Kongkó)
• Hausa: Kwango, Kongo
• Hebrew: קונגו (kongo)
• Hindi: कांगो (kāṅgo)
• Hungarian: Kongó (hu), Kongói Köztársaság (hu)
• Interlingua: Congo
• Irish: Poblacht an Chongó f, An Congó m
• Italian: Congo (it), Repubblica del Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
• Japanese: コンゴ (Kongo), コンゴ共和国 (Kongo kyōwakoku)
• Kalenjin: Kongo
• Kamba: Kongo
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• Khmer: កុងហ្គោ (konggoo)
• Kikuyu: Kongo
• Korean: 콩고 (Konggo), 콩고 공화국 (Konggo gonghwaguk)
• Lao: ຄອງໂກ (khǭng kō)
• Luhya: Kongo
• Luo: Kongo
• Macedonian: Конго-Бразавил m (Kongo-Brazavil), Република Конго f (Republika Kongo)
• Maori: Kōngo
• Meru: Kongo
• Navajo: Kéyah Káango Náhookǫsjí Siʼánígíí
• Norman: Congo m
• Persian: کنگو (fa) (kongo), جمهوری کنگو (jomhuri-ye kongo)
• Polish: Kongo (pl), Kongo (Brazzaville) (colloquial)
• Portuguese: Congo-Brazzaville (pt), República do Congo (pt) f
• Romanian: Congo (ro), Congo-Brazzaville (ro), Republica Congo f
• Russian: Ко́нго (ru) m (Kóngo), Респу́блика Ко́нго (ru) f (Respúblika Kóngo)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ко̏нго m, Ко̏нго-Бразавил m, Репу̀блика Ко̏нго f

  Roman: Kȍngo (sh) m, Kȍngo-Brazavil m, Repùblika Kȍngo f

• Spanish: Congo (es) m
• Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kongo
• Swedish: Kongo-Brazzaville (sv), Republiken Kongo (sv)
• Tagalog: Konggo
• Thai: คองโก (th) (kɔng-goo)
• Turkish: Kongo (tr), Kongo Cumhuriyeti (tr)
• Vietnamese: Congo
• Yoruba: Kóngò

country with Kinshasa as capital

• Arabic: اَلْكُونْغُو m (al-kūnḡū)
• Armenian: Կոնգո (hy) (Kongo)
• Burmese: ကွန်ဂို (kwan-gui)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 剛果金／刚果金, 刚果金 (Gāngguǒ-Jīn), 剛果／刚果 (zh) (Gāngguǒ), 刚果 (zh) (Gāngguǒ), 民主剛果／民主刚果 (Mínzhǔ Gāngguǒ), 民主刚果 (Mínzhǔ Gāngguǒ), 剛果民主共和國／刚果民主共和国 (zh) (Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó), 刚果民主共和国 (zh) (Gāngguǒ mínzhǔ gònghéguó), 扎伊爾 (zh) (Zháyī'ěr), 扎伊尔 (zh) (Zháyī'ěr), 剛果（金）／刚果（金） (Gāngguǒ Jīn)

• Czech: Kongo (cs)
• Danish: Demokratiske Republik Congo (da)
• Dutch: Kongo (nl)
• Esperanto: Kongo-Kinŝasa
• Estonian: Kongo DV, Kongo-Kinshasa, Kinshasa Kongo
• Faroese: Kongo-Kinshasa n
• Finnish: Kongo (fi)
• French: Congo (fr) m, Zaïre (fr) m
• Georgian: კონგო (ḳongo)
• German: Kongo (de) m, Demokratische Republik Kongo (de) f, Zaire
• Greek: Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό (el) f (Laïkí Dimokratía tou Kongkó)
• Hebrew: קונגו (kongo), הרפובליקה הדמוקרטית של קונגו (ha'republika ha'demokrat'it shel kongo)
• Hindi: कांगो (kāṅgo)
• Hungarian: Kongó (hu), Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság (hu)
• Interlingua: Congo
• Irish: Poblacht Dhaonlathach an Chongó f, An Congó m
• Italian: Congo (it), Repubblica Democratica del Congo, Congo-Kinshasa
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• Japanese: コンゴ (Kongo), コンゴ民主共和国 (Kongo minshu kyōwakoku), ザイール (Zaīru)
• Khmer: កុងហ្គោ (kong go)
• Korean: 콩고 (Konggo), 콩고 민주 공화국 (Konggo minju gonghwaguk)
• Lao: ຄອງໂກ (khǭng kō)
• Macedonian: Конго-Кинша́са (Kongo-Kinšása), Демократска Република Конго f (Demokratska Republika Kongo)
• Navajo: Kéyah Káango Shádiʼááhjí Siʼánígíí
• Norman: Congo m
• Persian: کنگو (fa) (kongo), جمهوری دموکراتیک کنگو (jomhuri-ye demokrâtik kongo)
• Polish: Demokratyczna Republika Konga (pl) f
• Portuguese: Congo-Kinshasa (pt), República Democrática do Congo (pt) f
• Romanian: Congo (ro), Congo-Kinshasa (ro), Republica Democrată Congo f
• Russian: Ко́нго (ru) f (Kóngo), Заи́р (ru) m (Zaír), Демократи́ческая Респу́блика Ко́нго (ru) f (Demokratíčeskaja Respúblika Kóngo), Ко́нго-Кинша́са f (Kóngo-Kinšása)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ко̏нго-Киншаса f, Демо̀кратска̄ Репу̀блика Ко̏нго f

  Roman: Kȍngo-Kinšasa f, Demòkratskā Repùblika Kȍngo f

• Sicilian: Concu m
• Spanish: República Democrática del Congo (es) f
• Swahili: Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (sw)
• Swedish: Kongo-Kinshasa (sv), Demokratiska Republiken Kongo (sv)
• Thai: คองโก (th) (kɔng-goo)
• Turkish: Kongo (tr), Demokratik Kongo Cumhuriyeti (tr)
• Vietnamese: Congo

river

• Armenian: Կոնգո (hy) (Kongo)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 剛果河／刚果河 (zh) (Gāngguǒ Hé), 刚果河 (zh) (Gāngguǒ hé)

• Czech: Kongo (cs)
• Danish: Congofloden, Zaïrefloden
• Dutch: Kongo (nl)
• Estonian: Kongo (et)
• Faroese: Kongo f, Kongoá f
• Finnish: Kongo (fi), Kongojoki
• French: Congo (fr) m
• German: Kongo (de) m
• Greek: Κονγκό (el) n (Kongkó)
• Hebrew: קונגו (qongo)
• Interlingua: Congo
• Irish: An Congó m
• Italian: Congo (it)
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• Japanese: コンゴ (Kongo)
• Korean: 콩고 (Konggo)
• Macedonian: Конго n (Kongo)
• Norman: Congo m
• Persian: کنگو (fa) (kongo)
• Polish: Kongo (pl) n
• Portuguese: Congo (pt) m
• Romanian: Congo (ro) n
• Russian: Ко́нго (ru) m (Kóngo)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Ко̏нго m

  Roman: Kȍngo (sh) m

• Spanish: Congo (es) m
• Swedish: Kongo (sv)
• Turkish: Kongo (tr)
• Vietnamese: sông Congo

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Translations to be checked

• Breton: ^{(please verify)} Kongo
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• Latin: ^{(please verify)} Congum

See also

• Appendix:Countries of the world

Etymology 2

Clipping of Congregationalist +‎ -o.

Noun

Congo (plural Congos)

1. (informal) Congregationalist

Citations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Congo.

Anagrams

• cogon

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Catalan

Noun

Congo m

1. Congo (river)
2. Congo (region)
3. Congo (country)

Derived terms

• República del Congo
• República Democràtica del Congo

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.ɡo/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Congo m

1. Congo

Derived terms

• congolais

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -onɡo
• Hyphenation: Cón‧go

Noun

Congo m

1. Congo (river)
2. Congo (region)
3. Congo (country)

Derived terms

• Repubblica Democratica del Congo

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Congo m

1. Congo (a river in central Africa)
2. Clipping of República do Congo.
3. Clipping of República Democrática do Congo.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkonɡo/ [ˈkõŋ.ɡo]

Proper noun

Congo m

1. Congo (country with Brazzaville as capital)
2. Congo (country with Kinshasa as capital)
3. Congo (river)

Usage notes

Like in English, the definite article precedes Congo in Spanish (i.e. el Congo).

Related terms

• congolés
• República del Congo
• República Democrática del Congo