Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

democratic republic of the congo

/ˌdɛ.məˈkɹæ.tɪk ɹɪˈpʌ.blɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋ.ɡəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: demo-crat-ic re-pub-lic of the -con-go
IPA: /ˌdɛ.məˈkɹæ.tɪk ɹɪˈpʌ.blɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋ.ɡəʊ/

50

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

7

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.

Example Sentences

"The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s negotiator appeared to block the final deal presented by China, telling the plenary that he could not support the agreement in its current form because it did not create a new fund for biodiversity, separate to the existing UN fund, the global environment facility (GEF)."
"The evidence of supposed mass killings of white South Africans presented by Donald Trump in a tense White House meeting on Wednesday were in some cases images from the Democratic Republic of Congo, while footage shown during the meeting was falsely portrayed as depicting “burial sites”."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌdɛ.məˈkɹæ.tɪk ɹɪˈpʌ.blɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋ.ɡəʊ/

Inflected Forms

the Democratic Republic of the Congo (canonical) DRC (abbreviation) DR Congo (abbreviation) Democratic Republic of Congo (alternative)

Phrases

Congo-Brazzaville Republic of Congo People's Republic of the Congo

Frequently Paired Words

Congo-Brazzaville Republic of Congo People's Republic of the Congo

Synonyms

Congo Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo-Kinshasa Congo Free State Belgian Congo Congo-Leopoldville Republic of the Congo-Leopoldville Republic of the Congo-Kinshasa Zaire

Questions

How do you pronounce democratic republic of the congo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdɛ.məˈkɹæ.tɪk ɹɪˈpʌ.blɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋ.ɡəʊ/.
What does democratic republic of the congo mean?: A country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.

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