Congolese

[ kong-guh-leez, -lees ]

/ ˌkɒŋ gəˈliz, -ˈlis /

of or relating to the People's Republic of the Congo or the Congo region, its inhabitants, or their languages.

an inhabitant or native of the People's Republic of the Congo or of the Congo region.

Origin of Congolese

1895–1900; < French congolais, irregular formation; see -ese

pro-Con·go·lese, adjective, noun, plural pro·-Con·go·lese.

At that time, only 16 Congolese were known to have college degrees.

The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway |Nina Strochlic |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Many prominent Congolese groups support the congressional law and further conflict-minerals reforms.

Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War |John Prendergast |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Many prominent Congolese human-rights activists consider minerals to be at the heart of the perpetration of atrocities.

Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War |John Prendergast |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Middle-class Congolese like himself, called “évolué,” or “evolved,” were hunted down for having ties with the Europeans.

‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis |Nina Strochlic |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

In 1964, Kabila had been a Simba leader, and Mobutu had commanded the Congolese army.

‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis |Nina Strochlic |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If the lot of the Congolese apprentices is to be bettered, the initiative must be taken at some capital other than London.

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) |John Holland Rose
In the case of the Congolese administrators the State provided (doubtless unwittingly) an incentive to harshness.

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) |John Holland Rose
The other bank (Congolese territory), was a deserted wilderness.

The Crime of the Congo |Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
We didn't want him to be tried, and the Congolese didn't want to try him if we didn't want him to be tried.

Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Congolese

/ (ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz) /

of or relating to the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo or their inhabitants

a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo or the Democratic Republic of the Congo