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Angola

proper noun

  1. African country
  2. (used loosely) a tribal name
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Pronunciation: /æŋˈɡəʊlə/ / /æŋˈɡoʊlə/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Kimbundu ngolader. Portuguese Angolabor. English Angola 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.

  1. Synonym of angora (cat).