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Kongo

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒŋgəʊ/
Definition of Kongo

noun (plural same or Kongos)

  • 1a member of an indigenous people inhabiting the region of the River Congo in west central Africa.
  • 2 [mass noun] Kikongo, the Bantu language of the Kongo.

adjective

  • relating to the Kongo or their language.

Origin:

the name in Kikongo

Kongo in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Kongo in the US English dictionary
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