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From Congo + Kinshasa to distinguish it from its neighbour, Congo-Brazzaville.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa, the larger of the two countries named Congo. Capital: Kinshasa. Full definition →
From Congo + Kinshasa to distinguish it from its neighbour, Congo-Brazzaville.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.