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congo
geographical name(Con-go)river 2900 miles (4666 kilometers) long in central Africa flowing north, west, and southwest into the Atlantic at the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola
congo
geographical name(Con-go)country in central Africa comprising most of the Congo River basin east of the lower Congo River and crossed by the Equator; capital Kinshasa area 905,356 square miles (2,344,872 square kilometers), population 67,800,000
congo
geographical name(Con-go)country in west central Africa west of the lower Congo River and crossed by the Equator; capital Brazzaville area 132,047 square miles (342,002 square kilometers), population 3,697,490
congo
noun(Con-go)an azo dye C32H22N6Na2O6S2 that is red in alkaline and blue in acid solution and that is used especially as an indicator and as a biological stain
congo
noun(Con-go)a language family that includes the Mande and Kwa branches and that is spoken by most of the indigenous peoples of west, central, and south Africa
congo
geographical name(Con-go)former French territory in west central Africa
congo
geographical name(Con-go)former country of west central Africa north of the Congo River comprising a federation of Chad, Gabon, Middle Congo, and Ubangi-Shari territories; capital Brazzaville