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congo-kinshasa

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
con-go-kin-shasa
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.

Etymology

From Congo + Kinshasa to distinguish it from its neighbour, Congo-Brazzaville.

Phrases

Congo-Kinshasan Congo-Brazzaville

Frequently Paired Words

Congo-Brazzaville

Synonyms

Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Questions

What does congo-kinshasa mean?
Synonym of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.
Where does congo-kinshasa come from?
From Congo + Kinshasa to distinguish it from its neighbour, Congo-Brazzaville.

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