Kongo-Brazzaville

Kongo Brazzaville Afrikaans Etymology From af Kongo Brazzaville. Proper noun af Congo-Brazzaville Q971 af Republiek die Kongo Dutch Proper noun n nl Congo-Brazzaville: nl Congo-Brazzaville Q971 Norwegian Bokmål Republikken Kongo no thumb|The flag of the Republic of the Congo. thumb|The Republic of the Congo in Africa. thumb|An aerial view of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo. Etymology nb, based on the widespread distinguishing formation combining nb Kongo Congo with the name of the country's capital, nb Brazzaville. The capital is added to distinguish the country from Kongo-Kinshasa, the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. The second element is ultimately from nb fr Brazzaville, formed from the surname fr Brazza and fr ville city, and named after the Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza. For the further origin of nb Kongo, see that entry. Parallel formations include nn Kongo-Brazzaville, sv Kongo-Brazzaville, af Kongo-Brazzaville, fr Congo-Brazzaville, pt Congo-Brazzaville and en Congo-Brazzaville. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈkɔŋ.ɡu bra.saˈʋɪlː/ [ˈkɔ̀ŋ.ɡʊ bra.saˈʋɪ̀lː] nb ɪlː 5 nb Kon go Braz za ville Proper noun nb proper noun 1 Congo-Brazzaville; nb country cont/Africa Republic of the Congo, a country in central Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean, with Brazzaville as its capital. nb Kongo-Brazzaville ligger vest for Kongo-Kinshasa. Congo-Brazzaville lies west of Congo-Kinshasa. nb 25 June 2026 Maren Sæbø and Fredrik Lyngås Pedersen Kongo – R Kongo, Brazzaville Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Kongo_-_R_Kongo%2C_Brazzaville Republikken Kongo, også kjent som Kongo-Brazzaville, er en republikk på vestkysten av Afrika ved Atlanterhavet The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is a republic on the west coast of Africa by the Atlantic Ocean. https://web.archive.org/web/20260815093106/https://snl.no/Kongo_-_R_Kongo,_Brazzaville 15 August 2026 Usage notes Kongo-Brazzaville is the official Norwegian short name; the official full name is Republikken Kongo. The element Brazzaville distinguishes the country from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, commonly distinguished as Kongo-Kinshasa. Synonyms nb Republikken Kongo Republic of the Congo nb Kongo Congo context-dependent and potentially ambiguous Related terms nb brazzavillekongoleser person from the Republic of the Congo nb brazzavillekongolesisk of or relating to the Republic of the Congo See also nb Den demokratiske republikken Kongo Democratic Republic of the Congo nb Kongo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa References “Kongo – R Kongo, Brazzaville” in Store norske leksikon. “Navn på stater” at Språkrådet. “Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med” at Regjeringen.no. Swahili sw: Pronunciation sw Sw-ke-Kongo-Brazzaville.flac Kenya Proper noun sw proper noun sw Congo-Brazzaville Q971 See also Swedish sv: Pronunciation sv /ˈkɔnɡʊˌbrasavɪl/ sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kongo-Brazzaville.wav Proper noun n sv Congo-Brazzaville Q971 sv Republiken Kongo Usage notes While the official name in Swedish is “sv Republiken Kongo”, sources differ in terms of the short name. “Kongo‐Brazzaville” is used for instance by the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and the Swedish Wikipedia, while Utrikes namnbok recommends just “sv Kongo”. See also sv Kongo-Kinshasa