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Belgian Congo

noun

a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

• Syn: ↑Congo, ↑Democratic Republic of the Congo, ↑Zaire

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Zairean (for: ↑Zaire)

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country, ↑African nation

• Part Holonyms: ↑Africa

• Member Meronyms: ↑Luba, ↑Chiluba, ↑Congolese, ↑Zairese, ↑Zairean

• Part Meronyms:

↑Goma, ↑Kananga, ↑Luluabourg, ↑Kinshasa, ↑Leopoldville, ↑Lubumbashi, ↑Elisabethville, ↑Nyamuragira, ↑Nyiragongo, ↑Congo, ↑Congo River, ↑Zaire River, ↑Kasai, ↑Kasai River, ↑River Kasai, ↑Kivu, ↑Lake Kivu, ↑Lake Edward

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a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.