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Noun: congo  kóng-gow
  1. Black tea grown in China
    "He preferred congo for its rich flavour";
    - congou, congou tea, English breakfast tea
Noun: Congo  kóng-gow
  1. A republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
    - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire [archaic], Belgian Congo [archaic], DRC
     
  2. A republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
    - Republic of the Congo, French Congo
     
  3. A major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
    - Congo River, Zaire River

Derived forms: congos

Type of: African country, African nation, black tea, river

Part of: Africa

Encyclopedia: Congo, Republic of the