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CONGOLESE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Congolese" is a kind of...):
African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)
Holonyms ("Congolese" is a member of...):
Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)
Derivation:
Congolese (of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people
Example:
the Congolese republic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Congo (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)
Derivation:
Congolese (a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo)
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