Return to the home page.

Expand/collapse menu.

Visit Our Sites

Unabridged Dictionary

Learner's Dictionary

Word Central for Kids

Collegiate Dictionary

Expand/collapse menu.

Premium Services

Unabridged Dictionary

Collegiate Dictionary

Encyclopedia Britannica

Institutional Subscriptions

Expand/collapse menu.

Expand/collapse menu.

Word of the Day

Subscriber Help

Expand/collapse menu.

More Word Games

Daily Crosswords

Expand/collapse menu.

Open Dictionary

Alphabetical Browse

Browse Categories

Submit an Entry

Expand/collapse menu.

Spelling Bee Hive

Hive Headquarters

Spelling Champion

Spelling Reform

Expand/collapse menu.

Word for the Wise

Today's Broadcast

Expand/collapse menu.

Books and CD-Roms

Online Services

Palm and Pocket PC

Expand/collapse menu.

Looking Up a Word

Citing the Dictionary

Audio Pronunciations

Word Games Help

Expand/collapse menu.

Merriam-Webster FAQ

Advertising Info

Copyright Notice

Also Visit:
Unabridged

Visual
ESL:
Learner's
for Kids:
Spell It!
Word Central

Angola

Browse the Dictionary:: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; #

angola

Main Entry:: An·go·la
Pronunciation:: \aŋ-ˈgō-lə, an-\
Variant(s):: or formerly Portuguese West Africa
Function:: geographical name

country SW Africa S of mouth of the Congo; until 1975 a dependency of Portugal ∗ Luanda area 481,351 square miles (1,251,513 square kilometers), population 10,609,000

— An·go·lan

Listen to the pronunciation of Angolan

\-lən\ adjective or noun

Learn more about "Angola" and related topics at Britannica.com

See a map of "Angola" in the Visual Thesaurus

Find Jobs in Your City

Pronunciation Symbols