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CONGOLESE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Congolese" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Congolese" is a member of...):

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

Derivation:

Congolese (of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people

Example:

the Congolese republic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

Congolese (a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo)

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