congo

Speech parts

1. congo - Noun

2. congo - Interjection

3. Congo - Proper noun

Meaning

Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Congo River Congo-Brazzaville congou French Congo DR Congo Congo-Kinshasa congou tea English breakfast tea country home conga Atlantic Ocean
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Antonyms

world international city deathplace unfamiliar land

Hypernyms

black tea

Phrases with the word

eastern democratic republic of congo crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever Congo clawless otter Congo tetra

Anagrams

cogon

Examples

Schweitzer in the Congo did not derive more moral credit than Larkin did for living in Hull. Alan Bennett

The Congo Free State is unique in its kind. It has nothing to hide and no secrets and is not beholden to anyone except its founder. Leopold II of Belgium

The murder of Lumumba, in which the U.S. was involved, in the Congo destroyed Africa's major hope for development. Congo is now total horror story, for years. Noam Chomsky

There have also been cases where the United States, while (perhaps) not interfering in the election process, was, however, involved in overthrowing a democratically-elected government, such as in Iran 1953, Guatemala 1954, the Congo 1960, Ecuador 1961, Bolivia 1964, Greece 1967, and Fiji 1987. William Blum

"Botofe bo le iwa.” : Rubber is death (present day Congo proverb) A bald-headed man will not grow hair by getting excited. African Congo Proverb

Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River. African Congo Proverb

Close letter words and terms

conglutinator conglutinin conglycinin Congo bar Congo Cay Congo clawless otter