BENUE-CONGO

Meaning of BENUE-CONGO in English

/bay"nway kong"goh/ , n.

a branch of Niger-Congo that comprises a large number of languages, as Efik, Tiv, and the Bantu languages, spoken in central and southern Africa.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BENUE-CONGO — [ 'bɛnweɪ ] ■ noun a major branch of the Niger–Congo family of languages, including Efik and Fula. Origin from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BENUE-CONGO — Benue-Congo BrE AmE ˌben u eɪ ˈkɒŋ ɡəʊ AmE \ ˌbeɪn weɪ ˈkɑːŋ ɡoʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONGO — Rep. of (Zaire) CG
Internet Domains English vocabulary
CONGO — Congo npr Congo; Congo Belge Belgian Congo; Congo Francese French Congo
Interlingua English vocab
CONGO — geographical name river more than 2700 miles (4344 kilometers ) central Africa flowing N, W, & SW into the Atlantic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BENUE — geographical name river 870 miles (1400 kilometers ) W Africa flowing W into Niger River
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONGO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Congo River {{link=Congo Republic of the">Congo Republic of the Middle Congo Congo Brazzaville French …
Английский словарь Британика
CONGO — I. ˈkäŋ(ˌ)gō adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Congo, territory surrounding the Congo river, West Africa : congolese II. noun …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONGO — (n.) Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.
Английский словарь Webster
CONGO — ( n. ) Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONGO — /kong"goh/ , n. 1. People's Republic of the , a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONGO — /kong"goh/ , n. congou.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BENUE — /bay"nway/ , n. a river in W Africa, flowing Wfrom Cameroon to the Niger River in Nigeria. 870 mi. (1400 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONGO — n. Republic of the Congo, People's Republic of the Congo, country in west central Africa (between Angola and Gabon); Democratic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONGO — geographical name 1. or Zaire river more than 2700 miles (4344 kilometers ) central Africa flowing N, W, & SW …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BENUE — geographical name river 870 miles (1400 kilometers ) W Africa flowing W into Niger River
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONGO — noun black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. ·see tea.
Webster English vocab
CONGO — officially Democratic Republic of the Congo, also called Congo Free State or Independent State of the Congo (18851908), Belgian Congo …
Britannica English vocabulary
BENUE — state, east-central Nigeria. A wooded savanna region, it is bounded on the south by Cross River and Enugu states, on …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONGO — Congo BrE AmE ˈkɒŋ ɡəʊ AmE \ ˈkɑːŋ ɡoʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BENUE — Benue BrE AmE ˈben u eɪ AmE \ ˈbeɪn weɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONGO — I. Con ‧ go, Republic of /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ BrE AmE a country on the Equator in the western part …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONGO — n. Benue Congo languages Congo River Congo Republic of the Middle Congo Congo Brazzaville French Congo Niger Congo languages Congo …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CONGO — Will you lap your congo with me? will you drink tea with me?
Slang English vocab
CONGO — [Haitian] A lethargic and dull-witted, but rather handsome spirit from Haitian voodoo.
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
CONGO — сущ.; геогр. р. Конго
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONGO — конго (сорт алмазов) Конго
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONGO — Конго
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CONGO — n геогр. 1. р. Конго 2. Конго People's Republic of the Congo - Народная Республика Конго, НРК
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BENUE — n геогр. р. Бенуэ
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONGO — конго
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CONGO — сущ.; геогр.р. Конго
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BENUE — сущ.; геогр.р. Бенуэ (Камерун, Нигерия)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CONGO — (0) конго
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CONGO — (n) Конго
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BENUE — (n) Бенуэ
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CONGO — n геогр. 1. р. Конго 2. Конго People's Republic of the ~ - Народная Республика Конго, НРК
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BENUE — n геогр. р. Бенуэ
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CONGO — n геогр. 1. р. Конго 2. Конго People's Republic of the Congo - Народная Республика Конго, НРК
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BENUE — n геогр. р. Бенуэ
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONGO — сущ. ; геогр. 1) Конго ( крупная река в Африке ) 2) = Republic of the Congo Конго ( государство …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BENUE — сущ. ; геогр. Бенуэ ( река в Камеруне, Нигерии )
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONGO — сущ.; геогр. 1) Конго (крупная река в Африке) 2) - Republic of the Congo Конго (государство в Центральной Африке; столица - Браззавиль) 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BENUE — сущ.; геогр. Бенуэ (река в Камеруне, Нигерии)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONGO — _n. р. Конго
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BENUE — р. Бенуэ
Англо-Русский географический словарь
BENUE RIVER — or Bénoué River River, western Africa. Rising in northern Cameroon (as the Bénoué), the river flows west across east-central Nigeria …
Английский словарь Британика
BENUE RIVER — also spelled Bnou, river in western Africa, longest tributary of the Niger, about 673 miles (1,083 km) in length. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
TIV — People living along the Benue River in Nigeria. They number more than 2.5 million and speak a Benue-Congo language of …
Английский словарь Британика
TIV — /tiv/ , n. , pl. Tivs , ( esp. collectively ) Tiv . 1. a member of an African people …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
YOLA — town, capital of Adamawa state, and seat of the traditional Adamawa emirate, eastern Nigeria. The town is served by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
TARABA — state, eastern Nigeria. It was created in 1991 from the southwestern half of former Gongola state. Taraba is bordered on …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLATEAU — state, east-central Nigeria, created in 1976 out of the northern half of former Benue-Plateau state. It is bounded by the …
Britannica English vocabulary
NUMAN — town and port on the Benue River, Adamawa state, eastern Nigeria. It is located about 30 miles (50 km) from …
Britannica English vocabulary
NIGERIA, FLAG OF — vertically striped green-white-green national flag. Its width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2. From the late 17th century in what is …
Britannica English vocabulary
NIGER-CONGO LANGUAGES — Distribution of the Niger-Congo languages. a family of languages of Africa, which in terms of the number of languages spoken, …
Britannica English vocabulary
NIGER RIVER — The Niger and Sngal river basins and the Lake Chad basin and their drainage principal river of West Africa. With …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAKURDI — town, capital of Benue state, east-central Nigeria. It lies on the south bank of the Benue River. Founded about 1927 …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAFIA — formerly Lafia Beri-beri, town, Plateau State, central Nigeria. Originally the site of Anane, a small town of the Arago people, …
Britannica English vocabulary
KOGI — state, central Nigeria. It was created in 1991 from portions of eastern Kwara and western Benue states. Kogi is bordered …
Britannica English vocabulary
JIMETA — town, Adamawa state, eastern Nigeria. It lies on the south bank of the Benue River, and on the highway between …
Britannica English vocabulary
IGBIRA — also spelled Igbirra or Ebira inhabitants of the areas northeast and southwest of the confluence of the Niger and Benue …
Britannica English vocabulary
GAROUA — also spelled Garua, town, northeastern Cameroon, west central Africa. The town lies along the right bank of the Benue (Bnou) …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLEGEL, EDUARD ROBERT — born Oct. 13, 1855, Vilna, Lithuania, Russian Empire died Sept. 11, 1886, Brass, Nigeria German explorer in Africa who was …
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