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KIVU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda
Synonyms:
Kivu; Lake Kivu
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
Holonyms ("Kivu" is a part of...):
Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)
Ruanda; Rwanda; Rwandese Republic (a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony)