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English noun: Congo

1. Congo (location) a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960


SynonymsBelgian Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire


Instance hypernymAfrican country, African nation


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


Part meronymAfrica


Member holonymChiluba, Congolese, Luba, Zairean, Zairese

2. Congo (object) a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic


SynonymsCongo River, Zaire River


Instance hypernymriver


Part meronymBelgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire

3. Congo (location) a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960


SynonymsFrench Congo, Republic of the Congo


Instance hypernymAfrican country, African nation


Part holonymBrazzaville


Part meronymAfrica

4. congo (food) black tea grown in China


Synonymscongou, congou tea, English breakfast tea


Broader (hypernym)black tea









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