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REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
Synonyms:
Congo; French Congo; Republic of the Congo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic of the Congo"):
Brazzaville (the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo)
Holonyms ("Republic of the Congo" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
