Kongo-Kinshasa

Afrikaans Etymology From af Kongo Kinshasa. Proper noun af Congo-Kinshasa Q974 af Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo Japanese Romanization コンゴ・キンシャサ Norwegian Bokmål Den demokratiske republikken Kongo no thumb|The flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. thumb|The Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. thumb|Boulevard du 30 Juin in central Kinshasa. Etymology before 2000. A distinguishing formation combining nb Kongo Congo with the name of the country's capital, Kinshasa, used to distinguish the country from nb Kongo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville. The formation became possible after the capital, formerly called Léopoldville, was renamed Kinshasa in 1966. The country itself was called nb Zaïre Zaire from 1971 to 1997, after which Kongo-Kinshasa returned to use as a distinguishing name. For the further origin of nb 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 nn Kongo-Kinshasa, sv Kongo-Kinshasa, af Kongo-Kinshasa, sw Kongo-Kinshasa and fr Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈkɔŋ.ɡu kɪnˈʃɑː.sa/ [ˈkɔ̀ŋ.ɡʊ kɪnˈʃɑ̀ː.sa] nb ɑːsa 5 nb Kon go Kin sha sa Proper noun nb proper noun 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo; nb country cont/Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country in central Africa, with Kinshasa as its capital. nb Kongo-Kinshasa er langt større enn nabolandet Kongo-Brazzaville. Congo-Kinshasa is much larger than the neighbouring Congo-Brazzaville. nb 31 October 2019 Aftenposten Aftenposten mener: Verdig formål for Operasjon dagsverk Den demokratiske republikken Kongo, også kjent som DR Kongo eller Kongo-Kinshasa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo or Congo-Kinshasa. Usage notes Kongo-Kinshasa is a common distinguishing name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, particularly when contrasting it with nb Kongo-Brazzaville the Republic of the Congo. Språkrådet gives Kongo as the official Norwegian short name and Den demokratiske republikk Kongo as the official Bokmål long form. DR Kongo is another common abbreviated name. Synonyms nb Kongo Congo, nb DR Kongo DR Congo, nb Den demokratiske republikken Kongo Democratic Republic of the Congo official short name; abbreviation; official Bokmål long form respectively Related terms nb kongoleser Congolese person nb kongolesisk Congolese See also nb Kongo-Brazzaville Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo References “Kongo” in Store norske leksikon. “Kinshasa” in Store norske leksikon. “Navn på stater” at Språkrådet. “Lovløst Kongo sprer krig” at Amnesty International Norge. Norwegian Nynorsk Proper noun nn proper noun nn Congo-Kinshasa Q974 nn Den demokratiske republikken Kongo Swahili sw: Pronunciation sw Sw-ke-Kongo-Kinshasa.flac Kenya Proper noun sw proper noun sw Congo-Kinshasa Q974 See also Swedish Pronunciation sv /ˈkɔnɡʊkɪnˌɕɑːsa/ sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kongo-Kinshasa.wav Proper noun n sv Congo-Kinshasa Q974 sv Demokratiska republiken Kongo