Meanings
nounCongolese (plural Congolese)
- A person from the Congo or any Congolese state.
The first feature film ever made in Congo by a Congolese was Le hasard n'existe pas (There is no such thing as luck, 1977), by Madenda and Luzolo, and it was filmed in 16mm and in black and white.
2002, Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike, Questioning African Cinema: Conversations With Filmmakers, U of Minnesota Press, →ISBN, page 134- A person from the Republic of the Congo.
Synonyms: Congo-Brazzavillean
- A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).
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The picture accompanying the article was in fact a screengrab of a video published by Reuters on 3 February and subsequently verified by the news agency’s fact check team, showing humanitarian workers lifting body bags in the Congolese city of Goma. The image was pulled from Reuters footage shot after deadly battles with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
2025 May 22, “Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo”, in The GuardianSynonyms: Congo-Kinshasan
adjectiveCongolese (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the Congo or any Congolese state.
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Where there were disagreements between the Portuguese and Congolese authorities with regard to the trading in African slaves, these tended to be about numbers, rather than the trade in human beings itself. According to some sources, the Congolese monarch publicly expressed his concerns to the Portuguese representatives that some European traders were enslaving all African citizens,
2012, Phillip Jones, Mariners, Merchants And The Military Too, →ISBN- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo or its people.
Synonyms: Congo-Brazzavillean
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo or its people.
Synonyms: Congo-Kinshasan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person from the Republic of the Congo.
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nounA person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).
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adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to the Republic of Congo or its people.
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adjectiveOf, from, or pertaining to the Democratic Republic of Congo or its people.
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Translations
Afrikaans Kongolees, Kongolees
- Kongoleesperson from either of the Congos
- Kongoleespeople or language of Republic of Congo
- Kongoleespeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Catalan congolès, congolesa
- congolèsperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congolesaperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congolèsperson from either of the Congos
- congolesaperson from either of the Congos
- congolèsperson from Republic of Congo
- congolesaperson from Republic of Congo
Czech Konžan, konžský
- Konžanperson from either of the Congos
- konžskýpeople or language of Republic of Congo
- konžskýpeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Danish congolesisk
- congolesiskpeople or language of Republic of Congo
Dutch Congolees, Congolese
- Congoleesperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congoleseperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congoleesperson from either of the Congos
- Congoleseperson from either of the Congos
- Congoleesperson from Republic of Congo
- Congoleseperson from Republic of Congo
- Congoleespeople or language of Republic of Congo
- Congoleespeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
French Congolais de Kinshasa, Congolaise de Kinshasa
- Congolais de Kinshasaperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congolaise de Kinshasaperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kino-Congolaisperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congolaisperson from either of the Congos
- Congolaiseperson from either of the Congos
- Congolais de Brazzavilleperson from Republic of Congo
- Congolaise de Brazzavilleperson from Republic of Congo
- Brazza-Congolaisperson from Republic of Congo
- congolaispeople or language of Republic of Congo
- congolaisepeople or language of Republic of Congo
- brazza-congolaispeople or language of Republic of Congo
- kino-congolaispeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
- congolaispeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
German der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, Kongolese
- der Demokratischen Republik Kongoperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kongoleseperson from either of the Congos
- Kongolesinperson from either of the Congos
- kongolesischpeople or language of Republic of Congo
- der Demokratischen Republik Kongopeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
- kongolesischpeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Greek Κονγκολέζος, Κονγκολέζα
- Κονγκολέζος (Kongkolézos)person from either of the Congos
- Κονγκολέζα (Kongkoléza)person from either of the Congos
- κονγκολέζικος (kongkolézikos)people or language of Republic of Congo
- της Λαϊκής Δημοκρατίας του Κογκό (tis Laïkís Dimokratías tou Kogkó)people or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Hungarian kongói
- kongóiperson from either of the Congos
Italian congolese, congolese
- congoleseperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congoleseperson from either of the Congos
- congoleseperson from Republic of Congo
Japanese コンゴ民主共和国人, コンゴ人
- コンゴ民主共和国人 (kongominshukyōwakokujin)person from Democratic Republic of Congo
- コンゴ人 (kongojin)person from either of the Congos
- コンゴ共和国人 (kongokyōwakokujin)person from Republic of Congo
Korean 콩고 민주 공화국인, 콩고 민주 공화국 사람
- 콩고 민주 공화국인 (konggo minju gonghwagugin)person from Democratic Republic of Congo
- 콩고 민주 공화국 사람 (konggo minju gonghwaguk saram)person from Democratic Republic of Congo
- 콩고인 (konggoin)person from either of the Congos
- 콩고 사람 (konggo saram)person from either of the Congos
- 콩고 공화국인 (konggo gonghwagugin)person from Republic of Congo
- 콩고 공화국 사람 (konggo gonghwaguk saram)person from Republic of Congo
Norwegian kongolesisk
- kongolesiskperson from either of the Congos
Norwegian Bokmål kongoleser, kongoleser
- kongoleserperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- kongoleserperson from either of the Congos
- brazzavillekongoleserperson from Republic of Congo
- brazzavillekongolesiskpeople or language of Republic of Congo
- kongolesiskpeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Polish Kongijczyk, Kongijka
- Kongijczykperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kongijkaperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kongijczykperson from either of the Congos
- Kongijkaperson from either of the Congos
- Kongijczykperson from Republic of Congo
- Kongijkaperson from Republic of Congo
- kongijskipeople or language of Republic of Congo
- kongijskipeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Portuguese congolês, congolesa
- congolêsperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congolesaperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congolêsperson from either of the Congos
- congolêsperson from Republic of Congo
- congolesaperson from Republic of Congo
- congolêspeople or language of Republic of Congo
- congolêspeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Romanian congolez, congoleză
- congolezperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congolezăperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congolezperson from either of the Congos
- congolezăperson from either of the Congos
- congolezperson from Republic of Congo
- congolezăperson from Republic of Congo
- congolezpeople or language of Republic of Congo
- congolezpeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Russian конголе́зец, конголе́зка
- конголе́зец (kongolézec)person from Democratic Republic of Congo
- конголе́зка (kongolézka)person from Democratic Republic of Congo
- конголе́зец (kongolézec)person from either of the Congos
- конголе́зка (kongolézka)person from either of the Congos
- конголе́зец (kongolézec)person from Republic of Congo
- конголе́зка (kongolézka)person from Republic of Congo
- конголе́зский (kongolézskij)people or language of Republic of Congo
- конголе́зский (kongolézskij)people or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Spanish congolés, congolesa
- congolésperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congolesaperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congoleñoperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congoleñaperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- congoleñoperson from either of the Congos
- congoleñaperson from either of the Congos
- congolésperson from either of the Congos
- congolesaperson from either of the Congos
- congolésperson from Republic of Congo
- congolesaperson from Republic of Congo
- congoleñoperson from Republic of Congo
- congoleñaperson from Republic of Congo
- congoleñopeople or language of Republic of Congo
- congoléspeople or language of Republic of Congo
- congoleñopeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
- congoléspeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Swahili Mkongo, Mkongo
- Mkongoperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mkongoperson from either of the Congos
- Mkongoperson from Republic of Congo
- Kikongopeople or language of Republic of Congo
- Kikongopeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Swedish kongoles, kongolesisk
- kongolesperson from either of the Congos
- kongolesiskpeople or language of Republic of Congo
- kongolesiskpeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Tagalog Konggoles, Konggolesa
- Konggolesperson from either of the Congos
- Konggolesaperson from either of the Congos
Turkish Kongolu, Kongolu
- Kongoluperson from Democratic Republic of Congo
- Kongoluperson from either of the Congos
- Kongoluperson from Republic of Congo
- Kongolupeople or language of Republic of Congo
- Kongolupeople or language of Democratic Republic of Congo
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Congolese
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APA
Congolese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Congolese
MLA
“Congolese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Congolese. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Congolese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Congolese.
Source: Congolese on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.