CONGOLESE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Congolese mean? 

• CONGOLESE (noun)
  The noun CONGOLESE has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo

  Familiarity information: CONGOLESE used as a noun is very rare.

• CONGOLESE (adjective)
  The adjective CONGOLESE has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people

  Familiarity information: CONGOLESE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONGOLESE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Congolese" is a kind of...):

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Holonyms ("Congolese" is a member of...):

Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)

Derivation:

Congolese (of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people)

• CONGOLESE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the Congo region or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the Congolese republic

Pertainym:

Congo (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)

Derivation:

Congolese (a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo)