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Angola

an·gola

UK/æŋˈɡoʊlə/ US/æŋˈɡəʊlə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990

Origin

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD.

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