English noun: Congo |
1. | Congo (location) a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 |
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| Synonyms | Belgian Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire |
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| Instance hypernym | African country, African nation |
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| Part holonym | Congo, Congo River, Elisabethville, Goma, Kananga, Kasai, Kasai River, Kinshasa, Kivu, Lake Edward, Lake Kivu, Leopoldville, Lubumbashi, Luluabourg, Nyamuragira, Nyiragongo, River Kasai, Zaire River |
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| Part meronym | Africa |
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| Member holonym | Chiluba, Congolese, Luba, Zairean, Zairese |
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2. | Congo (object) a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic |
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| Synonyms | Congo River, Zaire River |
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| Instance hypernym | river |
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| Part meronym | Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire |
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3. | Congo (location) a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960 |
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| Synonyms | French Congo, Republic of the Congo |
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| Instance hypernym | African country, African nation |
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| Part holonym | Brazzaville |
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| Part meronym | Africa |
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4. | congo (food) black tea grown in China |
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| Synonyms | congou, congou tea, English breakfast tea |
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| Broader (hypernym) | black tea |
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