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Angola
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angola Angóla Angòla Angolā anǧola
English
thumb|right|Flag of Angola
thumb|right|Angola
Etymology
en :bor pt:Angola 1
From en pt Angola (Reino de) Angola (kingdom of) Angola, from en kmb ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD.Angola 30 July 2019 Compare ktu ngolo strength.
c 1595.Angola n.2, Etymology 6335042046 July 2023 1
The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken.
Pronunciation
en /æŋˈɡoʊlə/
en En-Angola-pronunciation.ogg US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Angola.wav SSB
en əʊlə 3
en An go la
2 Detailed dialectal pronunciations
en [æŋˈɡəʊlə] RP
en [aŋˈɡəwlə] SSB
en [æŋˈɡəʉlə] AU
en [ɛŋˈɡɐʉlə] NZ
en [aŋˈɡolə] Scotland
en [aŋˈɡoːlə] Wales,non-toe-tow
Proper noun
en Q916en country r/Southern Africa Republic of Angola Luanda.
en Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments: How is Angola Reaching the Poor and Vulnerable During COVID-19? 2022-3-15 World Bank United States https://web.archive.org/web/20250906141148/https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2022/03/15/government-to-person-g2p-payments-how-is-angola-reaching-the-poor-and-vulnerable-during-covid-19 Social assistance payments are being digitized for the first time under Angola’s first poverty-targeted cash transfer project, Kwenda, which started in May 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Government-to-Person (G2P) Payments initiative, the World Bank’s Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice, or FCI, and the Social Protection and Jobs engagements in Angola have come together to advance the agenda on payments digitization.
en historical en former colony c/Portugal, Portuguese Angola, also known as Portuguese West Africa and officially the State of West Africa, from 1575 to 1975.
The People's Republic of Angola, from 1975 to 1992.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary.
1981 “Who wanna get stuck in Angola with Lana Lee? She was bad enough on the outside. Shit.”
en Hannah Rabinowitz, Devon M. Sayers Trump administration to open new ICE facility at notorious Louisiana prison w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/politics/new-ice-facility-angola-louisiana-prison 2025-09-03 In 2021, a judge found that Angola was providing inadequate medical care to its incarcerated population. https://web.archive.org/web/20260812011523/https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/politics/new-ice-facility-angola-louisiana-prison 12 August 2026
en Q4763734en ucomm co/Sussex County s/Delaware c/USA.
en Q1650708en city/county seat co/Steuben County s/Indiana c/USA.
en Q4763731en ucomm co/Labette County s/Kansas c/USA.
en Q1843821en village town:pref/Evans co/Erie County s/New York c/USA. TopoZone: Angola, New York
Hypernyms
country in south Africa en Subsahara
Derived terms
en Angolan Angolagate Angolization
Descendants
chr ᎠᏂᎪᎳ 1
gu અંગોલા 1
cy Angola 1
yo Àǹgólà 1
Translations
Q916 country in Southern Africa
Afrikaans: af Angola
Albanian: sq Angola
Amharic: am አንጎላ
Arabic: ar أَنْغُولَا f ʔanḡōlā
Hijazi Arabic: acw أنغولا f ʔanḡōlā, acw أنقولا f ʔangōlā
Armenian: hy Անգոլա
Assamese: as এংগোলা
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܐܲܢܓܘܿܠܵܐ f
Asturian: ast Angola
Azerbaijani: az Anqola
Balinese: ban Angola
Basque: eu Angola
Belarusian: be Анго́ла f
Bengali: bn অ্যাঙ্গোলা
Betawi: bew Anggola
Breton: br Angola
Bulgarian: bg Анго́ла f
Burmese: my အင်ဂိုလာ
Catalan: ca Angola f
Cherokee: chr ᎠᏂᎪᎳ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 安哥拉 Āngēlā
Crimean Tatar: crh Angola
Czech: cs Angola f
Danish: da Angola
Dutch: nl Angola
Esperanto: eo Angolo
Estonian: et Angola
Faroese: fo Angola n
Finnish: fi Angola
French: fr Angola m
Galician: gl Angola
Georgian: ka ანგოლა
German: de Angola
Greek: el Ανγκόλα f
Gujarati: gu અંગોલા m
Hausa: ha Angola
Hebrew: he אַנְגּוֹלָה angola
Hindi: hi अंगोला
Hungarian: hu Angola
Icelandic: is Angóla n
Indonesian: id Angola
Interlingua: ia Angola
Irish: ga Angóla m, ga Poblacht Angóla f
Italian: it Angola f
Japanese: ja アンゴラ Angora
Javanese: jv Angola
Kalenjin: kln Angola
Kamba: kam Angola
Kannada: kn ಅಂಗೋಲಾ
Kazakh: kk Ангола
Khmer: km អង់ហ្គោឡា
Khoekhoe: naq !Aǂkhib m
Kikuyu: ki Angola
Kimbundu: kmb Ngola
Kongo: kg Ngola
Korean: ko ^앙골라
Kyrgyz: ky Ангола
Laki: lki
Lao: lo ອັງໂກລາ
Latin: la Angolia
Latvian: lv Angola f
Lithuanian: lt Angola f
Low German: nds Angola
Luhya: luy Angola
Luo: luo Angola
Macedonian: mk Анго́ла f
Malay: ms Angola
Malayalam: ml അംഗോള
Maltese: L-mt Angola f
Māori: mi Anakora
Meru: mer Angola
Mongolian: mn Ангол
Nauruan: na Angola
Navajo: nv Angóola
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Angola
Occitan: oc Angòla
Persian: fa آنگولا ângulâ
Polish: pl Angola f
Portuguese: pt Angola
Romanian: ro Angola f
Russian: ru Анго́ла f
Scots: sco Angolae
Scottish Gaelic: gd Angola
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh Анго̑ла f Cyrl
Latin: sh Angȏla f
Sinhalese: si ඇන්ගෝලා
Slovak: sk Angola f
Slovene: sl Angola f
Spanish: es Angola
Sundanese: su Angola
Swahili: sw Angola
Swedish: sv Angola n
Tagalog: tl Anggola
Tajik: tg Ангола
Tamil: ta அங்கோலா
Tatar: tt Angola
Telugu: te అంగోలా
Thai: th แองโกลา
Tigrinya: ti ኣንጎላ
Turkish: tr Angola
Ukrainian: uk Анго́ла f
Umbundu: umb Ngola
Urdu: ur انگولا aṅgolā
Uzbek: uz Angola
Vietnamese: vi Ăng-gô-la
Wolaytta: wal Anggolla
Yoruba: yo Àǹgólà
Noun
en en angora type of cat.
See also
Countries of the world
References
Further reading
Angola (disambiguation)
Anagrams
en aaglno analog Galano agonal lagona Langao Algona
Afrikaans
af:
Pronunciation
af
af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Angola.wav
Proper noun
af Angola Q916 af:Luanda af:Republiek van Angola
Derived terms
af Angolees
Asturian
ast:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
ast Angola Q916
Derived terms
ast angolanu
Basque
eu:
Etymology
eu :bor es:Angola<t:Angola> + 1
Pronunciation
+<audio:LL-Q8752 (eus)-Xabier Cañas-Angola.wav>
Proper noun
in
eu Angola Q916
Declension
in.pr
Derived terms
eu angolar<t:Angolan>
Further reading
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Catalan
ca:
Pronunciation
ó,ò ó
ca LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-Angola.wav Valencia
Proper noun
f
ca Angola Q916
Derived terms
ca angolès
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Proper noun
nch proper noun
nch Angola Q916
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
nhn proper noun
nhn Angola Q916
Cornish
kw:
Pronunciation
kw /aŋˈɡɔːla/
Proper noun
kw pn
kw Angola Q916
Derived terms
kw angolek<t:Angolan><pos:a>
See also
References
Crimean Tatar
crh:
Pronunciation
crh An go la
Proper noun
crh proper noun
crh Angola Q916
References
Czech
cs:
Pronunciation
cs Cs-Angola.ogg
cs An go la
Proper noun
f angolský Angolan
cs Angola Q916
Declension
f.sg
Further reading
Danish
da:
Proper noun
da proper noun
da Angola Q916
Derived terms
da angolaner
da angolansk
Dutch
Etymology
nl
Pronunciation
nl /ˌɑŋˈɣoː.laː/
nl Nl-Angola.ogg
nl An go la
Proper noun
n
nl Angola Q916
Estonian
et:
Pronunciation
anˈgola
Proper noun
et proper noun
et Angola Q916
Declension
Angola sg
Faroese
Etymology
From fo pt Angola (Reino de) Angola (kingdom of) Angola, from fo kmb ngola king's title.
Pronunciation
fo /aŋˈkoːla/
Proper noun
fo proper noun n
fo Angola Q916
Declension
Angola Angola Angola Angola
Derived terms
fo angolskur
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
From fi pt Angola.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Angola Q916
Declension
sg Angol a
Derived terms
fi angolalainen
fi compounds angolangenetti angolangueretsa angolanmangusti angolanolkalepakko angolansiippa
French
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Angola.ogg
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Angola.wav <<France>> (<<Paris>>)
Proper noun
m
fr Angola Q916
Derived terms
fr angolais
fr Angolais
Galician
Proper noun
gl Angola Q916
Related terms
gl angolano
German
Etymology
From de kmb ngola.
Pronunciation
de /aŋˈɡoːlaː/
de De-Angola.ogg
de De-Angola2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
toponym
de Angola Q916
Derived terms
de Angolaner
de angolanisch
See also
Further reading
Hungarian
hu:
Pronunciation
hu lɒ
hu An go la
Proper noun
hu proper noun
hu Angola Q916 hu:Angolai Köztársaság
Declension
Angolá o sgAngolá sg
Derived terms
hu angolai
See also
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
id pt Angola (Reino de) Angola (kingdom of) Angola, from id kmb ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
id Angola Q916
Noun
a
Angolan
Adjective
Angolan
See also
Further reading
Italian
it:
Pronunciation
Angòla<audio:it-Angola.ogg>
Proper noun
f
it Angola Q916
Derived terms
it angolano
Anagrams
it aaglno galano
Latvian
Proper noun
f 4
lv Angola Q916
Declension
Angol a 4th no-pl proper
Related terms
lv angolietis m, lv angoliete f
Lithuanian
lt:
Pronunciation
Ango^là
Proper noun
Angolà f 2 - angoliẽtiškas angoliẽtis angoliẽtė
lt Angola Q916 Angòlos Respùblika Luánda
Declension
Angol Angòl s
See also
Further reading
Maltese
mt:
Proper noun
proper noun f L-Angola
mt Angola Q916 mt:Repubblika tal-Angola
See also
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From mfe fr Angola.
Pronunciation
mfe [ɑ̃ɡola]
Proper noun
mfe proper noun
mfe Angola Q916
Related terms
mfe Angole
References
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Norman
Alternative forms
nrf Aungôla continental Normandy
Proper noun
nrf Q916nrf Jersey nrf Angola Q916
Norwegian Bokmål
no
thumb|The flag of Angola.
thumb|Angola in Africa.
thumb|Kalandula Falls on the Lucala River in Angola.
Etymology
nb, based on nb pt Angola, from nb kmb ngola king of Ndongo; royal title. The title has been connected with kmb ngolo resistance, strength, vigor, in the same word family as kmb kukola to endure; to be firm or solid, although the precise historical formation is uncertain. The title was borne by rulers of the kingdom of Ndongo and was interpreted by the Portuguese as the name of the territory.
Parallel international adaptations include nn Angola, da Angola, sv Angola, de Angola, nl Angola and en Angola.
Pronunciation
nb /¹aŋˈɡuː.la/ [aŋˈɡùː.la]
nb uːla 3
nb An go la
Proper noun
nb proper noun
Angola; nb country cont/Africa, on the west coast of Africa, with Luanda as its capital.
nb Portugisisk er offisielt språk i Angola. Portuguese is the official language of Angola.
nb 25 June 2026 Maren Sæbø and Aslak Orre Angola Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Angola Angola er en republikk på vestkysten av Afrika. Angola is a republic on the west coast of Africa. https://web.archive.org/web/20260814161028/https://snl.no/Angola 14 August 2026
Usage notes
The official Norwegian long-form name is Republikken Angola (“the Republic of Angola”).
Related terms
nb angolaner Angolan
nb angolansk Angolan
See also
References
“Angola” in Store norske leksikon.
“Navn på stater” at Språkrådet.
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
nn Angola Q916
Related terms
nn angolan, nn angolanar
nn angolansk
Polish
Pronunciation
Pl-Angola.ogg
Etymology 1
pl:
pl kmb
From pl pt Angola (Reino de) Angola (kingdom of) Angola.
Proper noun
f angolski
pl Angola Q916
Declension
s
Derived terms
pl nouns Angolijczyk Angolczyk Angolijka Angolka
See also
Etymology 2
pl 1
Noun
pl noun form m
pl Angol gen//acc s
Further reading
pl exonyms
Portuguese
pt:
thumb|bandeira de Angola
Etymology
pt :der kmb:ngola<t:king> + 1
Pronunciation
[o:ó]
pt ɔlɐ 3
pt An go la
Proper noun
f
pt Angola Q916 pt:Luanda
Usage notes
This rule is sometimes broken by Brazilian speakers.
Derived terms
pt angolano
pt angolense
Descendants
chr ᎠᏂᎪᎳ 1
en Angola 1
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Angȏla
Proper noun
Angȏla f
sh Angola Q916
Declension
Angola Angole Angoli Angolu Angolo / Angola Angoli Angolom
Slovak
sk:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f Angoly žena
sk Angola Q916
References
Slovene
sl:
Pronunciation
Angóla
Proper noun
Angóla f
sl Angola Q916
Declension
Angól sg
Related terms
sl Angólec / sl Angólka
sl angólski
References
Spanish
es:
es :bor pt:Angola
Pronunciation
+<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-Angola.wav<a:Spain>>
Proper noun
f
es Angola Q916
Related terms
es angolano, es angolana
es angoleño, es angoleña
Swahili
sw:
Pronunciation
angola
sw Sw-ke-Angola.flac Kenya
Proper noun
sw proper noun
sw Angola Q916
See also
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
From sv pt Angola (Reino de) Angola (kingdom of) Angola, from sv kmb ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD.
Pronunciation
sv /anˈɡoːla/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Angola.wav
Proper noun
n
sv Angola Q916
Related terms
sv angolansk adjective Angolan
sv angolan c Angolan male
sv angolanska c Angolan female
See also
References
saol
Svensk MeSH
Anagrams
sv aaglno analog
Tagalog
Alternative forms
tl Anggola
Etymology
tl :bor es:Angola + 1
Pronunciation
Anggola
Proper noun
Anggola
tl Angola Q916
See also
tl Angolana Angolano
Turkish
tr:
Pronunciation
tr
tr LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Angola.wav
Proper noun
tr Angola Q916
Declension
Angola - Angola'yı - Angola'ya - Angola'da - Angola'dan - Angola'nın -
Derived terms
tr Angolalı
See also
Welsh
cy:
Etymology
cy :bor en:Angola
From cy en Angola, from cy pt Angola, from cy kmb ngola.
Pronunciation
cy /aŋˈɡɔla/ cy-N
cy /aŋˈɡoːla/ /aŋˈɡɔla/ cy-S
cy ɔla 3
Proper noun
f
cy Angola Q916
Derived terms
cy Angolaidd adjective Angolan
cy Angoliad Angolan (man/woman)
cy Gweriniaeth Angola Republic of Angola
See also
Mutation
cy exonyms
Yoruba
thumb|Àǹgólà
yo:Àǹgólà
Etymology
yo :bor en:Angola
From yo en Angola.
Pronunciation
Àǹgólà
Proper noun
Àǹgólà
yo Angola Q916