belgian congo

1. 1.

   a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

   SynonymsCongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoZaire

   BroaderAfrican country

   Part ofAfrica

   PartsGomaKanangaKinshasaLubumbashiNyamuragiraNyiragongo

Questions about belgian congo

What does belgian congo mean?

belgian congo means "a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960".

What is another word for belgian congo?

Close synonyms include Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is belgian congo a common word?

belgian congo is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.