Brazzaville

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Brazzaville

  • /ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/
  • /ˈbɹæzəvɪl/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Brazzaville, from Brazza + ville (“city”). Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), who officially founded the settlement in 1880.

proper noun

  1. The capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.
  2. metonymically The Republic of the Congo government.

Translations

Every language

name the capital of the Republic of the Congo

EspañolBrazzaville
한국어브라자빌 Beurajabil
日本語ブラザヴィル Burazaviru
中文布拉柴維爾 /布拉柴维尔 Bùlācháiwéi'ěr
PortuguêsBrazzaville
FrançaisBrazzaville
DeutschBrazzaville
ΕλληνικάΜπραζαβίλ Brazavíl
РусскийБраззави́ль Brazzavílʹ
Tiếng ViệtBra-da-vin
العربيةبْرَازَافِيل brazavil, بِرَازَافِيل berazavil
עבריתברזוויל

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MLA

"Brazzaville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/brazzaville. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Brazzaville. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/brazzaville

Chicago

"Brazzaville." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/brazzaville.

BibTeX
@misc{brazzaville_2026,
  title = {Brazzaville},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brazzaville},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}