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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBelgian Congo
/ˌbɛl.dʒən ˈkɒŋ.ɡoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A former colony in central Africa, ruled by Belgium from 1908 to 1960, previously the privately held Congo Free State under King Leopold II.
"The Belgian Congo was granted independence in 1960, becoming the Republic of the Congo."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the proper adjective 'Belgian', derived from 'Belgium' (ultimately from the Latin 'Belgae', a group of ancient Celtic tribes), and 'Congo', the historic geographic name of the region and river, derived from the Kingdom of Kongo. It designated the vast Central African colony belonging to Belgium from 1908 until the territory's independence in 1960.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Belgian Congo" is said worldwide
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Congo belge
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.ɡo bɛlʒ/
"Le Congo belge a obtenu son indépendance en 1960."
Belgisch-Kongo
Transliteration: /ˈbɛlɡɪʃ ˈkɔŋɡo/
"Belgisch-Kongo war eine Kolonie in Zentralafrika."
Congo belga
Transliteration: /ˈkɔŋ.ɡo ˈbɛl.ɡa/
"Il Congo belga divenne indipendente nel 1960."
Congo belga
Transliteration: /ˈkoŋ.ɡo ˈβel.ɣa/
"El Congo belga fue una colonia de Bélgica."
Congo Belga
Transliteration: /ˈkõ.ɡu ˈbɛl.ɡɐ/
"O Congo Belga tornou-se independente em 1960."
बेल्जियाई कांगो
Transliteration: beljiyai kango
"बेल्जियाई कांगो 1960 में स्वतंत्र हुआ।"
比利时刚果
Transliteration: Bǐlìshí Gāngguǒ
"比利时刚果于1960年独立。"
벨기에령 콩고
Transliteration: belgierendeun kongo
"벨기에령 콩고는 1960년에 독립했다."
ベルギー領コンゴ
Transliteration: Berugī-ryō Kongō
"ベルギー領コンゴは1960年に独立を達成した。"
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