CONGO RIVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Congo River mean? 

• CONGO RIVER (noun)
  The noun CONGO RIVER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CONGO RIVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONGO RIVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Congo; Congo River; Zaire River

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Congo River" is a part of...):

Belgian Congo; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zaire (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)