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Belgian Congo

Belgian Congo proper noun: a former Belgian colony in Central Africa, existing from 1908 to 1960, when it became the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Proper noun

the Belgian Congo

  1. (historical) A former Belgian colony in Central Africa, existing from 1908 to 1960, when it became the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Questions about Belgian Congo

What does Belgian Congo mean?
Belgian Congo means a former Belgian colony in Central Africa, existing from 1908 to 1960, when it became the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What part of speech is Belgian Congo?
Belgian Congo is a proper noun.

Words near Belgian Congo in the dictionary

  1. Belgian blocks
  2. Belgian Blue
  3. Belgian Blues
  4. Belgian chocolate
  5. Belgian chocolates
  6. Belgian Congo
  7. Belgian endive
  8. Belgian endives
  9. Belgian fence
  10. Belgian franc
  11. Belgian Gate

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