Congo, n.
a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
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Congo French Congo Republic of the Congo
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a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
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Belgian Congo Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Zaire
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Goma
Kananga, Luluabourg
Kinshasa, Leopoldville
Lubumbashi, Elisabethville
Nyamuragira
Nyiragongo
Congo, Congo River, Zaire River
Kasai, Kasai River, River Kasai
Kivu, Lake Kivu
Lake Edward
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a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
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Congo Congo River Zaire River
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