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单词 congolese
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Congolesen.adj.

Brit. /ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz/, U.S. /ˌkɑŋɡəˈliz/
Inflections: Plural unchanged.
Forms: 1800s– Congolese, 1800s– Kongolese.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Congo , -ese suffix.
Etymology: < Congo, the name of a region and a river in western central Africa (see Kongo adj.) + -ese suffix, with insertion of -l- for euphony. Compare earlier Congoese n., Congoese adj.Compare French Congolais (1888 or earlier), and also (without -l- ) congois Congoese adj. and (with -l- , but with different suffix) †congolan (both a1721). The place name. The underlying place name was originally used specifically to refer to the Kingdom of Kongo (see the discussion at Kongo adj.). In later European use, the name came to denote the wider region and was subsequently (in the 19th cent.) taken up by the colonizing powers (France and Belgium); it is now used as part of the names of two countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kongo Repubilika ya Kôngo ya Dimokalasi) and the Republic of the Congo (Kongo Repubilika ya Kôngo), both independent since 1960.
A. n.
1. A native or inhabitant of various geographical regions around the Congo river; (now) spec. a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also: any of these groups collectively.The term Congolese applies to different geographical regions depending on the time period under discussion. It has been used variously of the people of the Kingdom of Kongo, the areas under French or Belgian colonial rule, the Republic of the Congo, or the Democratic Republic of the Congo (cf. note in etymology).In quot. 1800, perhaps being used generically to refer to any black person. Cf. Congo n. 2.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of West Africa > [noun] > countries or regions
Guinean1589
Kongo1600
Gambian1744
Guinea Negro1748
Congoese1765
Sierra Leonean1791
Congolese1800
Liberian1826
Guinea-man1830
Nigerian1860
Lagosian1897
Basenji1906
Ghanaian1949
assimilado1953
Mali1960
Malian1960
Katangese1962
Biafran1967
Zairean1972
Ivorian1973
Zairois1973
Zairese1974
Upper Voltan1975
Voltaic1976
the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Niger-Kordofanian > [noun] > Niger-Congo > Niger-Congo proper languages > Kwa family > Bantu languages > Congoese
Congoese1765
Congolese1800
1800 C. B. Brown Arthur Mervyn II. xvii. 162 I took an exact account of the features, proportions, looks, and gestures of the monkey, the Congolese, and the Creole-Gaul.
1839 Boston Courier 9 Sept. The trial and fate of the unfortunate Congolese, who have been within a year enslaved, and afterwards having achieved their liberties, and been brought by deceit within the jurisdiction of the United States, are now about to have their actions scrutinized.
1904 Daily Chron. 15 Feb. 7/3 The Congolese are, indeed, worse off than slaves.
1960 Daily Tel. 7 July 1/1 They want a Congolese in charge, with no Belgians holding any command.
1993 Times 2 Sept. 40/2 [Congo] has pulled all its teams out of international sporting competition for a full year. They have lost too many games, Something Must Be Done. I think most of us know how the Congolese feel.
2000 Times 30 Aug. ii. 17/3 Che's principal contact in the region was a young Congolese called Laurent Kabila (currently the President of the Congo).
2. In early use: a group of Bantu languages and dialects spoken by the Kongo; any of these languages or dialects. Now used generically to refer to the languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or the Republic of the Congo. The recognized languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo are Lingala, Kikongo, Swahili, Tshiluba, and French.With early use, cf. Kongo n. 2 and Kikongo n.
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1839 Boston Morning Post 3 Sept. The boy Antonio..spoke both Congolese and Spanish.
1900 Notes & Queries 9th Ser. 5 413/1 ‘Goober’ and ‘Pindar’..are synonyms for the ground-nut or pea-nut... ‘Goober’ is Angolan, and ‘pindar’ Congolese.
2005 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 4 Dec. 10 They spoke Congolese and French, Mollison speaks English and Italian.
B. adj.
Of or relating to the region around the Congo river or the inhabitants of this region; (now) spec. of or relating to the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo or their inhabitants.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > West Africa > specific countries
Guinean1607
Congoese1765
Liberian1823
Congolese1839
Gambian1864
Mali1906
Senegambian1911
Togolese1957
Mauritanian1959
Malian1963
Ivorian1966
Biafran1967
Upper Voltan1972
1839 Pennsylvania Inquirer & Daily Courier 4 Sept. The slaves of Ruiz and Montez were all Congolese slaves.
1892 Times 19 Aug. 3/3 The representatives of the Belgian nation are not disposed to follow the advice..to abandon the Congolese possessions of their King to France.
1932 Times Educ. Suppl. 30 Apr. p. iv/4 Peeps at Congolese villages.
1955 Times 6 July 11/6 The spontaneous enthusiasm of the greetings of the Congolese people, black and white alike, for their ruler.
1989 Washington Post (Nexis) 28 May x12 The Madman and the Medusa, by the foremost Congolese writer.
2005 R. Nidel World Music: Basics i. 30 Congolese music is a concrete affirmation of the power of African culture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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