CONGO RIVER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic

Synonyms:

Congo; Congo River; Zaire River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Congo River" is a part of...):

Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)

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