Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun congo

4 senses of congo

Sense 1
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Belgian Congo -- (a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)
       INSTANCE OF=> African country, African nation -- (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Sense 2
Congo, Congo River, Zaire River -- (a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic)
       INSTANCE OF=> river -- (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")

Sense 3
Congo, Republic of the Congo, French Congo -- (a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960)
       INSTANCE OF=> African country, African nation -- (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Sense 4
congou, congo, congou tea, English breakfast tea -- (black tea grown in China)
       => black tea -- (fermented tea leaves)