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Congo

Former name (1960-71) of the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as Zaire from 1971 to 1997. It is also the shortened form of the Republic of the Congo.



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At first he had been humbly thankful, too, that they had sent him to this Godforsaken Congo post instead of court-martialing him, as he had so justly deserved; but now six months of the monotony, the frightful isolation and the loneliness had wrought a change.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
What the ancients imagined of the torrid zone being uninhabitable is so far from being true, that this climate is very temperate: the heats, indeed, are excessive in Congo and Monomotapa, but in Abyssinia they enjoy a perpetual spring, more delicious and charming than that in our country.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
Never once did he complain of the length or fatigue of a journey, never make an objection to pack his portmanteau for whatever country it might be, or however far away, whether China or Congo.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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