Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

congo free state

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: con-go free s-tate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former colony of Central Africa that was ruled by King Leopold II of Belgium as absolute ruler from 1885 until it was annexed by Belgium in 1908. Former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Inflected Forms

the Congo Free State (canonical)

Questions

What does congo free state mean?: A former colony of Central Africa that was ruled by King Leopold II of Belgium as absolute ruler from 1885 until it was annexed by Belgium in 1908. Former name of Democratic Republic of the Congo

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