Meanings
proper noun
- The capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.
- metonymicallyThe Republic of the Congo government.
Origin
- FrenchBrazzaville
- EnglishBrazzaville
Borrowed from French Brazzaville, from Brazza + ville (“city”). Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), who officially founded the settlement in 1880.
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Afrikaans Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Arabic بْرَازَافِيل, بِرَازَافِيل
- بْرَازَافِيل (brazavil)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
- بِرَازَافِيل (berazavil)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Bulgarian Бразави́л
- Бразави́л (Brazavíl)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Chinese Mandarin 布拉柴維爾 /布拉柴维尔
- 布拉柴維爾 /布拉柴维尔 (Bùlācháiwéi'ěr)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Czech Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Danish Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Dutch Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Esperanto Brazavilo
- Brazavilothe capital of the Republic of the Congo
French Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
German Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Greek Μπραζαβίλ
- Μπραζαβίλ (Brazavíl)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Hebrew ברזוויל
- ברזווילthe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Hungarian Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Irish Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Japanese ブラザヴィル
- ブラザヴィル (Burazaviru)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Korean 브라자빌
- 브라자빌 (Beurajabil)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Persian برازاویل
- برازاویل (berâzâvil)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Polish Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Portuguese Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Russian Браззави́ль
- Браззави́ль (Brazzavílʹ)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Slovak Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Spanish Brazzaville
- Brazzavillethe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Thai บราซาวีล
- บราซาวีลthe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Ukrainian Браззаві́ль
- Браззаві́ль (Brazzavílʹ)the capital of the Republic of the Congo
Vietnamese Bra-da-vin
- Bra-da-vinthe capital of the Republic of the Congo
Cite this entry
APA
Brazzaville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brazzaville
MLA
“Brazzaville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brazzaville. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brazzaville,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brazzaville.
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