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Democratic Republic of the Congo en · PROPN

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• /ˌdɛ.məˈkɹæ.tɪk ɹɪˈpʌ.blɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋ.ɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. A country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa.
   • The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s negotiator appeared to block the final deal presented by China, telling the plenary that he could not support the agreement in its current form because it did not create a new fund for biodiversity, separate to the existing UN fund, the global environment facility (GEF). 2022 December 19, Patrick Greenfield, Phoebe Weston, “Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • The evidence of supposed mass killings of white South Africans presented by Donald Trump in a tense White House meeting on Wednesday were in some cases images from the Democratic Republic of Congo, while footage shown during the meeting was falsely portrayed as depicting “burial sites”. 2025 May 22, en, “Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Forms

Hypernyms

Africa · Subsahara

Relateds

Republic of Congo · Congo-Brazzaville · People's Republic of the Congo

Synonyms

Democratic Republic of the Congo-Kinshasa · Belgian Congo · Zaire · Congo-Kinshasa · Congo-Leopoldville · Congo · Republic of the Congo-Leopoldville · Congo Free State · Republic of the Congo-Kinshasa · Congo-Zaire

Translations (89)

sco Democratic Republic o the Congo (country in Central Africa) · vi Cộng hoà Dân chủ Công-gô (country in Central Africa) · ko 민주 꽁고 (country in Central Africa) · uz Kongo Demokratik Respublikasi (country in Central Africa) · mi te Whenua o Kōngo (country in Central Africa) · sh Демо̀кратска̄ Репу̀блика Ко̏нго (country in Central Africa) · kg Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi (country in Central Africa) · kk Конго Демократиялық Республикасы (country in Central Africa) · cmn 民主剛果 /民主刚果 (country in Central Africa) · sv Demokratiska republiken Kongo (country in Central Africa) · af Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo (country in Central Africa) · be Дэмакраты́чная Рэспу́бліка Ко́нга (country in Central Africa) · am ኮንጎ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ (country in Central Africa) · nb Den demokratiske republikken Kongo (country in Central Africa) · fa جمهوری دموکراتیک کنگو (country in Central Africa) · lo ສາທາລະນະລັດປະຊາທິປະໄຕຄອງໂກ (country in Central Africa) · ko 꽁고 민주주의 공화국 (country in Central Africa) · uk Демократи́чна Респу́бліка Ко́нго (country in Central Africa) · et Kongo DV (country in Central Africa) · tr Demokratik Kongo Cumhuriyeti (country in Central Africa) · hi कांगो लोकतान्त्रिक गणराज्य (country in Central Africa) · de Demokratische Republik Kongo (country in Central Africa) · lt Kongo Demokratinė Respublika (country in Central Africa) · tk Kongo Demokratik Respublikasy (country in Central Africa) · et Kongo Demokraatlik Vabariik (country in Central Africa) · bn গণতান্ত্রিক কঙ্গো প্রজাতন্ত্র (country in Central Africa) · tg Ҷумҳурии Демократии Конго (country in Central Africa) · da DR Congo (country in Central Africa) · ko 민주 콩고 (country in Central Africa) · az Konqo Demokratik Respublikası (country in Central Africa) · nv Kéyah Káango Shádiʼááhjí Siʼánígíí (country in Central Africa) · ha Jamhuriyar Demokaradiyyar Kongo (country in Central Africa) · hu Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság (country in Central Africa) · es República Democrática del Congo (country in Central Africa) · km សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យកុងហ្គោ (country in Central Africa) · cmn 剛果民主共和國 /刚果民主共和国 (country in Central Africa) · lu Ditunga dia Kongu wa Mungalaata (country in Central Africa) · wal Diimokraatike Ripaablike Konggo (country in Central Africa) · my ကွန်ဂိုဒီမိုကရက်တစ်သမ္မတ (country in Central Africa) · tl Demokratikong Republika ng Congo (country in Central Africa) · pt República Democrática do Congo (country in Central Africa) · fi Kongon demokraattinen tasavalta (country in Central Africa) · mt ir-Repubblika Demokratika tal-Kongo (country in Central Africa) · ar جُمْهُورِيَّة الْكُونْغُو الدِّيمُقْرَاطِيَّة (country in Central Africa) · nrf Républyique Démocratique du Congo (country in Central Africa) · it Repubblica Democratica del Congo (country in Central Africa) · yue 民主剛果 /民主刚果 (country in Central Africa) · pl Demokratyczna Republika Konga (country in Central Africa) · is Austur-Kongó (country in Central Africa) · ln Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki (country in Central Africa) · id Republik Demokratik Kongo (country in Central Africa) · ta காங்கோ மக்களாட்சிக் குடியரசு (country in Central Africa) · ko 콩고 민주 공화국 (country in Central Africa) · sk Konžská demokratická republika (country in Central Africa) · yi דעמאָקראַטישע רעפּובליק פֿון קאָנגאָ (country in Central Africa) · bg Демократи́чна репу́блика Ко́нго (country in Central Africa) · ms Republik Demokratik Congo (country in Central Africa) · hy Կոնգոյի Դեմոկրատական Հանրապետություն (country in Central Africa) · ga Poblacht Dhaonlathach an Chongó (country in Central Africa) · ha Jamhuriyar Demokaradiyyar Kwango (country in Central Africa) · ka კონგოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა (country in Central Africa) · ky Конго Демократиялык Республикасы (country in Central Africa) · he הרפובליקה הדמוקרטית של קונגו (country in Central Africa) · sw Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo (country in Central Africa) · nl Democratische Republiek Congo (country in Central Africa) · ast República Democrática d'El Congu (country in Central Africa) · xmf კონგოშ დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა (country in Central Africa) · da Demokratiske Republik Congo (country in Central Africa) · cs Konžská demokratická republika (country in Central Africa) · th สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยคองโก (country in Central Africa) · mn Бүгд Найрамдах Ардчилсан Конго Улс (country in Central Africa) · ro Republica Democrată Congo (country in Central Africa) · la Rēspūblica Democraticus Congī (country in Central Africa) · mk Демократска Република Конго (country in Central Africa) · sl Demokratična republika Kongo (country in Central Africa) · sq Republika Demokratike e Kongos (country in Central Africa) · eo Demokratia Respubliko Kongo (country in Central Africa) · si කොන්ගෝ ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනරජය (country in Central Africa) · fr République démocratique du Congo (country in Central Africa) · ru Демократи́ческая Респу́блика Ко́нго (country in Central Africa) · lv Kongo Demokrātiskā Republika (country in Central Africa) · el Λαϊκή Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό (country in Central Africa) · ja コンゴ民主共和国 (country in Central Africa) · cs Demokratická republika Kongo (country in Central Africa) · sh Demòkratskā Repùblika Kȍngo (country in Central Africa) · aii ܩܘܼܛܢܵܝܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܹܝܡܘܿܩܪܵܛܵܝܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܟܘܿܢܓܘܿ (country in Central Africa) · yue 剛果民主共和國 /刚果民主共和国 (country in Central Africa) · ca República Democràtica del Congo (country in Central Africa) · is Lýðræðislega Lýðveldið Kongó (country in Central Africa)