How do you use Congo in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like river or zaire, plus the exact meaning.
Congo meaning
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).
- Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville).
- A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
Synonyms of Congo
Congo vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Congo
- The main meaning on this page is: Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa). | Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville). | A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
- Useful related words include: african country, african nation, english breakfast tea, congou tea.
- Possible Dutch translations are: congo.
- In the example corpus, congo often appears in combinations such as: the congo, of congo, dr congo.
Context around Congo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Congo
- In this selection, "congo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, river, eastern, angola, river, felix and tuesday stand out and add context to how "congo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include back to congo for therapy and congo and congo. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "congo" sits close to words such as preview, solved and synthetic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with congo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Infantino is also expected to visit Angola, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique. (17 words)
The ADF criminals in Congo will answer for the killings of our people even when they are hiding in Congo. (20 words)
Congo were back on level terms on 78 minutes through Ngulubi who converted a penalty after Aina fouled a Congo player. (21 words)
The latest outbreak of the virus was declared on June 1 in Mbandaka, a city of 1 million people on the River Congo, just before Congo declared the end of a previous outbreak in the east that had dragged on for two years. (43 words)
Zimbabwe currently top Group G, having won their first match against Liberia 3-0 in Harare following a Knowledge Musona hattrick, but the Democratic Republic of Congo also have the same number of points following their 3-1 win over Congo Brazaville. (42 words)
Pope Francis, left, arrives with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo for a welcome ceremony at the "Palais de la Nation" in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tuesday, Jan. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Macron called for opening a “new era” in a speech at the Elysee presidential palace, ahead of an ambitious trip on Wednesday to Gabon, Angola, the Republic of Congo and Congo.
Pope Francis, left, arrives with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo for a welcome ceremony at the "Palais de la Nation" in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tuesday, Jan.
Kamituga, DR Congo — Italian priest Davide Marcheselli has been fighting for years against Chinese companies illegally mining gold in the town of Kitutu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo, the Angolan government has said.
Defending champions Morocco will face Uganda, Rwanda and debutants Togo in Group C, while in Group B, the tournament’s most successful team DR Congo will face 2014 champions Libya, Niger and Congo.
Leopold’s ruthless early rule over Congo from 1885 to 1908 is notorious for its brutality when the Congo Free State was practically his personal fiefdom.
The latest outbreak of the virus was declared on June 1 in Mbandaka, a city of 1 million people on the River Congo, just before Congo declared the end of a previous outbreak in the east that had dragged on for two years.
Infantino is also expected to visit Angola, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi and Mozambique.
Neighboring Uganda stated on Friday, a young woman who tested positive for Ebola after crossing the boundary, the fourth instance erased from Congo because of June, could be sent straight back to Congo for therapy.
A single case of Ebola was confirmed in Mbandaka, a densely populated provincial capital on the Congo River, Congo's Health Minister Oly Ilunga said.
Congo's Kabila Doesn't Rule out Seeking Presidency in Future (Yesterday) - Congo's President Joseph Kabila is stepping down after this month's election but he doesn't rule.
Congo were back on level terms on 78 minutes through Ngulubi who converted a penalty after Aina fouled a Congo player.
Like Belgium, that couldn’t stand the pain of losing Congo and embarked on the ruthless destruction of Congo, both physically and medically, France aimed to destroy Guinea as well.
Lumumba had a vision, shared by many in the Congo who supported him, of a Congo for the Congolese, where the wealth of the land would be used for the livelihood of the Congolese.
Officials are particularly concerned by its appearance in Mbandaka, a crowded trading hub on the Congo River with road, water and air links to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa.
Six of the eight countries in the Central African region participated in the meeting: Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Chad.
The ADF criminals in Congo will answer for the killings of our people even when they are hiding in Congo.
The group also consists of the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are second on the standings by a goal difference after their 3-1 win over Congo in the opening fixtures of the campaign.
The immediate goal is qualifying for the 2019 Afcon finals where Congo DR, Congo Brazzaville, and Liberia lie in wait with one team from the group making the trip to Cameroon.
Zimbabwe currently top Group G, having won their first match against Liberia 3-0 in Harare following a Knowledge Musona hattrick, but the Democratic Republic of Congo also have the same number of points following their 3-1 win over Congo Brazaville.
Common combinations with congo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the congo 57×
- of congo 53×
- dr congo 25×
- congo and 17×
- eastern congo 16×
- in congo 15×
- congo drc 10×
- congo in 8×
- and congo 4×
- congo the 4×