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Definition of Congolese

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people. "The Congolese republic"

Definition of Congolese

1. Noun. A person from the Republic of the Congo ¹

2. Noun. A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) ¹

3. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo, its people or language. ¹

4. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo, its people or language. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Congolese

Confucianism Confucianisms Confucianist Confucianists Confucians Confucius Cong. Congaree Congo Congo-Brazzaville

Congo-Kinshasa Congo Peggy Congo River Congo franc Congo peafowl Congolese Congolian red fever Congorism Congos Congregational

Congregational Christian Church Congregational Church Congregational church Congregational churches Congregationalism Congregationalist Congregationalists Congress of Industrial Organizations Congress of Racial Equality

Literary usage of Congolese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The War Within the War: Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Eastern Congo by Joanne Csete, Juliane Kippenberg, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2002)
"This applies to all armed groups operating on congolese soil. The congolese Penal Code prohibits rape and indecent assault. Rape is defined as forcible ..."

2. The Curse of Central Africa by Guy Burrows, Edgar Canisius (1903)
"... France and Germany— The Berlin Conference—Belgium's Indifference—The Creation of the State— The King's Testament—Belgo-congolese Finance—The Relations ..."

3. Official Development Assistance and Private Finance: Attracting Finance and by OECD Staff, Development Assistance Committee (2002)
"Ultimately, and depending on its degree of success, the Fund in turn might be privatised, offering congolese savers a diversification of risks across a ..."

4. State of the Nation: South Africa 2007 by S Buhlungu (2007)
"For too long, the congolese people have remained prisoners to their own resources ... However, with the growing of the democratic space the congolese are ..."

5. The Congo State: Or, The Growth of Civilisation in Central Africa by Demetrius Charles de Kavanagh Boulger (1898)
"The capture of their camp, where it A congolese SOLDIER. was found that before retreating the Arabs had killed their own women, was the prize of the victory ..."

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