An·go·la ( ng-g  l , n-) A country of southwest Africa bordering on the Atlantic Ocean. Previously settled by Bantu-speaking people, the region was colonized by the Portuguese beginning in the 16th century and became an overseas province in 1951. The country achieved independence in 1975, but factional fighting broke out, which elections in 1992 failed to end. Luanda is the capital and the largest city. Population: 12,300,000. An·go lan adj. & n. |   |
Angola [æŋˈgəʊlə]
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(Placename) a republic in SW Africa, on the Atlantic: includes the enclave of Cabinda, north of the River Congo; a Portuguese possession from 1575 until its independence in 1975; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991; factional violence. It consists of a narrow coastal plain with a large fertile plateau in the east. Currency: kwanza. Religion: Christian majority. Capital: Luanda. Pop.: 10 366 000 (2001 est.). Area: 1 246 693 sq. km (481 351 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Angola - a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990Angolan capital, Luanda - port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola Huambo, Nova Lisboa - a city in the mountains in western Angola Lobito - a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Kasai, Kasai River, River Kasai - a river of southwestern Africa that rises in central Angola and flows east and then north (forming part of the border between Angola and Congo) and continuing northwest through Congo to empty into the Congo River on the border between Congo and Republic of the Congo Zambezi, Zambezi River - an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean Angolan - a native or inhabitant of Angola Herero - a member of a pastoral Bantu people living in Namibia, Botswana, and Angola |
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