Congo River
Noun
Meaning
a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Examples
Our country, our nation is built by two institutions, the state and the language. A language whose epicenter today is no longer on these banks of the Seine, but probably much more towards the Congo River basin.
Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River.
Aldrich, p. 259. Near the Congo River a female who participates in strong emotional or sexual relationships with another female among the Nkundo people is known as yaikya bonsángo (a woman who presses against another woman).
Because the two species are not proficient swimmers, the formation of the Congo River 1.5–2 million years ago possibly led to the speciation of the bonobo.
Belgian King Leopold II also tried to gain a foothold on the northern bank of the Congo River and send Stanley to the area around Brazzaville.
But this epidemic's proximity to the Congo River, a major transport route and lifeline both to Congo's capital, Kinshasa, and to neighboring Congo Republic's capital, Brazzaville, makes it more likely the virus could break out into a wider area.