单词 | katangese |
释义 | Katangesen.adj. A. n. A native or inhabitant of the Congolese province of Katanga, or of the shortlived independent state of the same name (1960–3); esp. (historical) a member of the Angola-based rebel force opposing the integration of Katanga into the Congo Republic (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). ΘΚΠ 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 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > [noun] > one who rebels > specific Montonero1825 Katangese1962 1962 C. C. O'Brien To Katanga & Back 133 The Katangese overestimated their military importance. 2002 G. Nzongola-Ntalaja Congo from Leopold to Kabila iii. 100 It was ironic that [he] could consider himself more authentic as a Katangese than the Luba-Kasai, whose ancestral homeland is in Katanga. B. adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to Katanga. Cf. Congolese n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > Central African lands Nigritian1757 Sudanic1802 Sudanese1853 Mozambican1875 Nigerian1876 Zanzibari1884 Rhodesian1892 Chadian1960 Katangese1962 Tanzanian1964 Lagosian1967 Namibian1968 Malawian1970 Zairean1973 Zairois1973 Zairese1974 1962 C. C. O'Brien To Katanga & Back 104 Most of the people who talked about ‘the Katangese nation’ had their tongues in their cheeks. 1967 Times 9 Nov. 6/7 They tried to recruit former Katangese gendarmes. 1972 J. C. Willame Patrimonialism & Polit. Change in Congo iv. 68 The numerical strength of the Katangese Army has been estimated at 5,000 men..in February 1961. 1980 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East & Afr. (B.B.C.) 1 Nov. ME/6564/B/3 The demonstrations were held in the wake of President Kaunda's revelations that an insurgent army of former Katangese rebels attempted to overthrow the Zambian Government two weeks ago. 1986 Los Angeles Times 24 Aug. v. 2/2 A nephew of the late Katangese leader Moise Tshombe, he was educated in Belgium. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.adj.1962 |
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