Brazzaville

//ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl// name

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  1. 1
    The capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.

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"Brazzaville is the capital of the Republic of the Congo."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Brazzaville, from Brazza + ville (“city”). Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), who officially founded the settlement in 1880.

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republic of congo

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