| congo | (n) a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960, Syn. Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgian Congo |
| congo | (n) a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic, Syn. Zaire River, Congo River |
| congo | (n) a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960, Syn. Republic of the Congo, French Congo |
| congo copal | (n) copal found usually as a fossil, Syn. congo gum |
| congo franc | (n) the basic unit of money in the Congo |
| congolese | (n) a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo |
| congolese | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people, Example: Congolese rulers; the Congolese republic |
| congo red | (n) a red-brown azo dye especially as a chemical pH indicator (congo red is red in basic and blue in acidic solutions) |
| congou | (n) black tea grown in China, Syn. congou tea, English breakfast tea, congo |
| crimea-congo hemorrhagic fever | (n) an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep |
| niger-congo | (n) a family of African language spoken in west Africa |
| afropavo | (n) both sexes are brightly colored, Syn. Afropavo congensis, Congo peafowl |
| amphiuma | (n) aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States, Syn. congo snake, congo eel, blind eel |
| white mallee | (n) small shrubby mallee, Syn. congoo mallee, Eucalyptus dumosa |
| Congo | { , n. [ Chin. kung-foo labor. ] Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. Also called English breakfast tea. See Tea. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ] Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the “well worked”, a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term “English breakfast tea.” S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Congou |
| Congo group | . [ From Congo red. ] A group of artificial dyes with an affinity for vegetable fibers, so that no mordant is required. Most of them are azo compounds derived from benzidine or tolidine. Called also
benzidine dyes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Congolese | n. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Congo. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Congolese | adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Congo region or its people; as, Congolese rulers; the Congolese republic. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Congo red | . (Chem.) An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its name. It is also widely used either in aqueous solution or as test paper (
Congo paper) for the detection of free acid, which turns it blue. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Congo snake | (Zool.) An amphibian (Amphiuma means) of the order Urodela, found in the southern United States. See Amphiuma. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 刚果 | [Gāng guǒ, ㄍㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˇ, 刚 果 / 剛 果] Congo #14,605 [Add to Longdo] |
| 布拉柴维尔 | [bù lā chái wéi ěr, ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄚ ㄔㄞˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˇ, 布 拉 柴 维 尔 / 布 拉 柴 維 爾] Brazzaville (capital of Congo) #90,342 [Add to Longdo] |
| 刚果河 | [Gāng guǒ hé, ㄍㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄜˊ, 刚 果 河 / 剛 果 河] Congo river #137,690 [Add to Longdo] |
| 基桑加尼 | [Jī sāng jiā ní, ㄐㄧ ㄙㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄧˊ, 基 桑 加 尼] Kisangani (city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) #285,107 [Add to Longdo] |
| 刚果民主共和国 | [Gāng guǒ mín zhǔ gòng hé guó, ㄍㄤ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 刚 果 民 主 共 和 国 / 剛 果 民 主 共 和 國] Democratic Republic of Congo [Add to Longdo] |
