Kongo
noun
Kon·go
ˈkäŋ-(ˌ)gō 
plural Kongo or Kongos
1
: a member of a Bantu people of the lower Congo River
2
: the Bantu language of the Kongo people
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Created as one of several projects marking the 10th anniversary of the Black Badge family—first introduced with the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost in 2016—Black Badge Cullinan by Cyril Kongo transforms Rolls-Royce’s most rebellious model into a fully immersive contemporary artwork.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Its largest warship at the time, the Kongo, had to be outsourced to British shipyards, for example.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
Relations with Angola soon soured and then worsened when Angola’s governor briefly invaded southern Kongo in 1622.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
He was born into the Ndongo royal lineage in the Kingdom of Kongo, where many had adopted Catholicism.
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Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Its largest warship at the time, the Kongo, had to be outsourced to British shipyards, for example.
—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
Relations with Angola soon soured and then worsened when Angola’s governor briefly invaded southern Kongo in 1622.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
He was born into the Ndongo royal lineage in the Kingdom of Kongo, where many had adopted Catholicism.
—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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