Kongo-Kinshasa.
Democratic Republic of the Congo; a country in Africa, a country in central Africa, with Kinshasa as its capital.
Meaning & usage
Democratic Republic of the Congo; a country in Africa, a country in central Africa, with Kinshasa as its capital.
Kongo-Kinshasa er langt større enn nabolandet Kongo-Brazzaville.
Where this word comes from
First attested before 2000. A distinguishing formation combining Kongo (“Congo”) with the name of the country's capital, Kinshasa, used to distinguish the country from Kongo-Brazzaville (“Congo-Brazzaville”). The formation became possible after the capital, formerly called Léopoldville, was renamed Kinshasa in 1966. The country itself was called Zaïre (“Zaire”) from 1971 to 1997, after which Kongo-Kinshasa returned to use as a distinguishing name. For the further origin of Kongo, see that entry. The name Kinshasa was taken from the name of an older village at the site of the modern city. Parallel formations include Norwegian Nynorsk Kongo-Kinshasa, Swedish Kongo-Kinshasa, Afrikaans Kongo-Kinshasa, Swahili Kongo-Kinshasa and French Congo-Kinshasa (“Congo-Kinshasa”).
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