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Brazzaville

braz·za·ville

UK/ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/ US/ˈbɹæzəvɪl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo

Origin

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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