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Kongoelva.

Congo River; a river in Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Africa, flowing from Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming parts of the borders with the Republic of the Congo and Angola, and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.

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Meaning & usage

name/¹ˈkɔŋ.ɡuˌɛl.ʋa/[ˈkɔ̀ŋ.ɡʊˌɛl.ʋa]
  1. Congo River; a river in Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Africa, flowing from Zambia through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming parts of the borders with the Republic of the Congo and Angola, and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.

    Kongoelva krysser ekvator to ganger før den når Atlanterhavet.
Where this word comes from

From Kongo (“Kongo, Congo”) + elv (“river”), with the second element in the definite feminine singular; literally “the Kongo river”. For the further origin of Kongo, see that entry. Compare the parallel formations Norwegian Nynorsk Kongoelva, Danish Congofloden, Swedish Kongofloden and German Kongofluss.

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