Belgian congo
a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Historical Examples
Darkwater W. E. B. Du Bois
Seven Legs Across the Seas Samuel Murray
Dave Dawson with the Commandos R. Sidney Bowen
The Rise of Rail-Power in War and Conquest, 1833-1914 Edwin A. Pratt
noun
a former name (1908–60) of Congo (sense 1)
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