Congo definition: 1. a major river in central Africa, and one of the longest rivers in the world: 2. another name…. Learn more.

The Congo River, [a] formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest river in the world by discharge volume, following the Amazon and Ganges rivers. It is the world's deepest recorded river, with measured depths of around 220 m (720 ft). [10] .

Congo or The Congo may refer to: Congo River, in central Africa; Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the river; Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Kinshasa" Republic of the Congo, the smaller country to the northwest, sometimes referred to as "Congo-Brazzaville"

4 meanings: 1. → See Democratic Republic of the Congo 2. → See Republic of the Congo 3. the second longest river in Africa,.... Click for more definitions.

a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic

Britannica Dictionary definition of CONGO. 1 . the Congo River also the Congo also the Zaire River /zɑ ˈ iɚ/ also the Zaire: river in Africa. 2 . or officially the Democratic Republic of the Congo: country in Africa. 3 . or officially the Republic of the Congo: country in Africa — Congolese

the second longest river in Africa, rising as the Lualaba on the Katanga plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo and flowing in a wide northerly curve to the Atlantic: forms the border …

Definition of Congo noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Officially Republic of the Congo. A country of west-central Africa with a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It was part of French Equatorial Africa before becoming independent in 1960. A Marxist state was established in 1970, but in the early 1990s Marxism was abandoned in favor of a multiparty system, and a new constitution was adopted.

The Republic of the Congo, [a] also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo, is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River.