Meaning

1 senses
  1. (historical)A former Belgian colony in Central Africa, existing from 1908 to 1960, when it became the modern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Belgisch-Kongo

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Joseph Conrad wrote "Heart of Darkness" in part based on his personal experience in Belgian Congo.

    ruДжозеф Конрад написал повесть «Сердце тьмы», которая частично основана на его личном опыте путешествия в Бельгийское Конго. — odexed

    deJoseph Conrad schrieb „Herz der Finsternis“ zum Teil auf der Grundlage seiner persönlichen Erfahrungen in Belgisch-Kongo. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

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