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Congo-Kinshasan

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English

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Etymology

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From Congo-Kinshasa +‎ -an.

Noun

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Congo-Kinshasan (plural Congo-Kinshasans)

  1. (rare) A person from Congo-Kinshasa or of Congo-Kinshasan descent.
    Synonym: Congolese

Adjective

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Congo-Kinshasan (comparative more Congo-Kinshasan, superlative most Congo-Kinshasan)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to Congo-Kinshasa
    Synonym: Congolese
    • 1968 March 29, “CONGO-KINSHASA: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT IN KINSHASA ON OFFICIAL VISIT.”, in Reuters Screenocean[1]:
      President Bokassa was greeted at Kinshasa Airport last week by Congo-Kinshasan President Joseph Mobutu and members of the diplomatic corps.
    • 1968 September 11, “CONGO-KINSHASA: YOUTH MOVEMENT SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITS PILOT CENTRE FOR FARMING INSTRUCTORS. (1968)”, in British Pathé[2]:
      The secretary-general of the youth wing of the Congo-Kinshasan popular revolution movement, M. Jacques Matabisi.
    • 2010, Kim Hoenselaar, Bernard Verdcourt, Henk Jaap Beentje, Muthama Muasya, Dave Simpson, edited by Henk Jaap Beentje, Flora of Tropical East Africa: Cyperaceae[3], →ISBN, page 86:
      In Congo-Kinshasan and Zambian material I have seen long hairs have been ± lacking on leaf sheaths.