Kongo
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Kon·go
noun \ˈkäŋ-(ˌ)gō\ plural Kongo or Kongos
Definition of KONGO
1
: a member of a Bantu people of the lower Congo River
2
: the Bantu language of the Kongo people
First Known Use of KONGO
circa 1902
Rhymes with KONGO
Kongo
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Bantu-speaking peoples living along the Atlantic coast in Congo (Kinshasa), Congo (Brazzaville), and Angola. They engage in subsistence agriculture and raise cash crops (including coffee, cacao, and bananas); many live and work in towns. Descent is matrilineal, and most villages are independent of their neighbours. A Kongo kingdom existed from the 14th century; its wealth came from trade in ivory, hides, slaves, and a shell currency. It broke up into warring chiefdoms in 1665.
Variants of KONGO
Kongo or Bakongo
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