Word
angola
Phoneticsan·go·la
/æŋˈɡoʊɫə/
Definition
n. a country in southern Africa. It has a long coastline along the Atlantic Ocean.
n. a sovereign state in southern Africa, bordered by Namibia, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Examples
“Angola is a country in Africa.”
“The capital city of Angola is Luanda, which sits on the coast.”
“Angola's economy relies heavily on oil exports, though it is working to diversify into agriculture and tourism.”
Examples
simple
“Angola is a country in Africa.”
contextual
“The capital city of Angola is Luanda, which sits on the coast.”
complex
“Angola's economy relies heavily on oil exports, though it is working to diversify into agriculture and tourism.”
Etymology
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. Compare Kituba ngolo (“strength”). First attested in c. 1595. The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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