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[ kong-guh-leez, -lees ] / ˌkɒŋ gəˈliz, -ˈlis /
adjectiveof or relating to the People's Republic of the Congo or the Congo region, its inhabitants, or their languages. noun, plural Con·go·lese.an inhabitant or native of the People's Republic of the Congo or of the Congo region. Origin of Congolese1895–1900; <French congolais, irregular formation; see -ese OTHER WORDS FROM Congolesepro-Con·go·lese, adjective, noun, plural pro·-Con·go·lese.Words nearby CongoleseCongo-Brazzaville, Congo color, Congo, Democratic Republic of, congo eel, Congo Free State, Congolese, congophilic angiopathy, Congo red, Congo, Republic of the, Congo River, congo snake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for CongoleseAt that time, only 16 Congolese were known to have college degrees. The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway|Nina Strochlic|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Many prominent Congolese groups support the congressional law and further conflict-minerals reforms. Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War|John Prendergast|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Many prominent Congolese human-rights activists consider minerals to be at the heart of the perpetration of atrocities. Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War|John Prendergast|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Middle-class Congolese like himself, called “évolué,” or “evolved,” were hunted down for having ties with the Europeans. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1964, Kabila had been a Simba leader, and Mobutu had commanded the Congolese army. ‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST If the lot of the Congolese apprentices is to be bettered, the initiative must be taken at some capital other than London. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose In the case of the Congolese administrators the State provided (doubtless unwittingly) an incentive to harshness. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose The other bank (Congolese territory), was a deserted wilderness. The Crime of the Congo|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle We didn't want him to be tried, and the Congolese didn't want to try him if we didn't want him to be tried. Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for Congolese
adjectiveof or relating to the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo or their inhabitants nouna native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |