Definitions
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- proper noun A large central
African nation , formerly calledZaire .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
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Examples
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Otherwise known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Savages Don Winslow 2010
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I HAVE A FRIEND WHO grew up in the African nation once known as Zaire but now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It’s Your Time Joel Osteen 2010
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I HAVE A FRIEND WHO grew up in the African nation once known as Zaire but now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It’s Your Time Joel Osteen 2010
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Otherwise known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Savages Don Winslow 2010
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I know a young man who grew up in the African nation once known as Zaire but now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It’s Your Time JOEL OSTEEN 2009
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To the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a very important ally in Africa.
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Between the talks between President Joseph Kabila and President George W. Bush, the military situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be a major topic between the talks of both political leaders.
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"The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been the deadliest conflict since World War II, with an estimated four million dead since 1996, many from hunger and disease resulting from the fighting," Bush said in a letter to House Speaker Dennis
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And we're in the country called the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where a lot of people don't know what's been going on here, but for the last ten years, a war has been fought here, the deadliest conflict since World War II.
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Renewed fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be the subject of a one-day summit of Southern African leaders in the
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