Congolese
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Congolese
- /ˌkɒŋ.ɡəˈliːz/ UK
- /ˌkɔŋ.ɡəˈliz/ US
- /ˌkɑŋ.ɡəˈliz/ US, cot caught merger
Rhymes with -iːz
Where it comes from
From French congolais, equivalent to Congo + -ese. For information about the -l-, see Togolese.
noun Congolese
- A person from the Congo or any Congolese state. The first feature film ever made in Congo by a Congolese was Le hasard n'existe pas (There is no such thing as luck, 1977), by Madenda and Luzolo, and it was filmed in 16mm and in black and white.
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A person from the Republic of the Congo.
Similar: Congo-Brazzavillean
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A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).
The picture accompanying the article was in fact a screengrab of a video published by Reuters on 3 February and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showing humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma. The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot aft
Similar: Congo-Kinshasan
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state. Where there were disagreements between the Portuguese and Congolese authorities with regard to the trading in African slaves, these tended to be about numbers, rather than the trade in human beings itself. According to some sources, the Congolese monarch publicly expressed his concerns to the Portug
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Of, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo or its people.
Similar: Congo-Brazzavillean
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Of, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo or its people.
Similar: Congo-Kinshasan
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: angolan, drc, congo, kinshasa, democratic, fac, rcd, rumba, lumumba, kongolese, zairean, central african, gabonese, kinshasan, burundian, beninese
Translations
Every language
noun person from either of the Congos
| Español | congoleño, congoleña, congolés, congolesa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콩고인 konggoin, 콩고 사람 konggo saram |
| 日本語 | コンゴ人 kongojin |
| Kiswahili | Mkongo |
| Português | congolês |
| Français | Congolais, Congolaise |
| Deutsch | Kongolese, Kongolesin |
| Italiano | congolese |
| Ελληνικά | Κονγκολέζος Kongkolézos, Κονγκολέζα Kongkoléza |
| Română | congolez, congoleză |
| Русский | конголе́зец kongolézec, конголе́зка kongolézka |
noun person from Republic of Congo
| Español | congolés, congolesa, congoleño, congoleña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콩고 공화국인 konggo gonghwagugin, 콩고 공화국 사람 konggo gonghwaguk saram |
| 日本語 | コンゴ共和国人 kongokyōwakokujin |
| Kiswahili | Mkongo |
| Português | congolês, congolesa |
| Français | Congolais de Brazzaville, Congolaise de Brazzaville, Brazza-Congolais |
| Italiano | congolese |
| Română | congolez, congoleză |
| Русский | конголе́зец kongolézec, конголе́зка kongolézka |
noun person from Democratic Republic of Congo
| Español | congolés, congolesa, congoleño, congoleña |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 콩고 민주 공화국인 konggo minju gonghwagugin, 콩고 민주 공화국 사람 konggo minju gonghwaguk saram |
| 日本語 | コンゴ民主共和国人 kongominshukyōwakokujin |
| Kiswahili | Mkongo |
| Português | congolês, congolesa |
| Français | Congolais de Kinshasa, Congolaise de Kinshasa, Kino-Congolais |
| Deutsch | der Demokratischen Republik Kongo |
| Italiano | congolese |
| Română | congolez, congoleză |
| Русский | конголе́зец kongolézec, конголе́зка kongolézka |
adj people or language of Republic of Congo
| Español | congoleño, congolés |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | Kikongo |
| Português | congolês |
| Français | congolais, congolaise, brazza-congolais |
| Deutsch | kongolesisch |
| Ελληνικά | κονγκολέζικος kongkolézikos |
| Română | congolez |
| Русский | конголе́зский kongolézskij |
adj people or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
| Español | congoleño, congolés |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | Kikongo |
| Português | congolês |
| Français | kino-congolais, congolais |
| Deutsch | der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, kongolesisch |
| Ελληνικά | της Λαϊκής Δημοκρατίας του Κογκό tis Laïkís Dimokratías tou Kogkó |
| Română | congolez |
| Русский | конголе́зский kongolézskij |
Talk about this word "Congolese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/congolese. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Congolese. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/congolese "Congolese." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/congolese.Cite this
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title = {Congolese},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/congolese},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
