Meaning of Congolese | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person from the Congo or any Congolese state.
2. A person from the Republic of the Congo.
3. A person from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).

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Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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