Angola

English

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.

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.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: An‧go‧la
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æŋˈɡəʊlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æŋˈɡoʊlə/

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• (RP) Rhymes: -əʊlə

Proper noun

Angola

2. A country in Southern Africa.
   1. (historical) A former colony of Portugal, Portuguese Angola, also known as Portuguese West Africa and officially the State of West Africa, from 1575 to 1975
   2. The People's Republic of Angola, from 1975 to 1992
   3. The Republic of Angola, since 1992
3. The Louisiana State Penitentiary.
   • a. 1969, John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Penguin, published 1981, →ISBN:

     “Who wanna get stuck in Angola with Lana Lee? She was bad enough on the outside. Shit.”

5. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
7. A city, the county seat of Steuben County, Indiana, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.
11. A village in Erie County, New York, United States.

Hypernyms

• (country in south Africa): Subsahara

Derived terms

• Angolan

Descendants

• → Welsh: Angola

Noun

Angola (plural Angolas)

1. Synonym of angora (cat).

Translations

See also

• Countries of the world
• (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

References

Further reading

• Angola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Angola (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Algona, Langao, agonal, analog

Afrikaans

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^af

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa; official name: Republiek van Angola; capital: Luanda)

Derived terms

• Angolees

Asturian

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^ast

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɡola/,
• Rhymes: -ola
• Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

Angola f

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Basque

Basque Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^eu

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Angola (“Angola”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /anɡola/
• Rhymes: -ola
• Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

Angola inan

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

Catalan

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^ca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) ,
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

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Proper noun

Angola f

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• angolès

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Crimean Tatar

Crimean Tatar Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^crh

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

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• Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

Angola f (related adjective angolský, demonym Angolan)

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Further reading

• Angola in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• Angola in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^da

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• angolaner
• angolansk

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑŋˈɣoː.laː/

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• Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

Angola n

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Estonian

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Faroese

Etymology

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola (“king's title”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈkoːla/

Proper noun

Angola n

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

• angolskur

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

From Portuguese Angola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑŋːolɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑŋːolɑ
• Syllabification^(key): An‧go‧la

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡɔ.la/

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Proper noun

Angola m

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• angolais
• Angolais

Galician

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• angolano

German

Etymology

From Kimbundu ngola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡoːlaː/

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Proper noun

Angola n (proper noun, genitive Angolas or (optionally with an article) Angola)

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• Angolaner
• angolanisch

Further reading

• “Angola” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^hu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: An‧go‧la
• Rhymes: -lɒ

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Related terms

• angolai

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^it

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɡɔ.la/

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• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Hyphenation: An‧gò‧la

Proper noun

Angola f

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

Anagrams

• galano

Latvian

Proper noun

Angola f (4 declension)

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Related terms

• angolietis m, angoliete f

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Angola f

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Related terms

• angolietis m, angolietė f

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French Angola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• Angole

Norman

Alternative forms

• Aungôla (continental Normandy)

Proper noun

Angola

2. (Jersey) Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^no

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑŋɡulɑ/

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• angolaner
• angolansk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• angolan, angolanar
• angolansk

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡɔ.la/

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• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: An‧go‧la

Etymology 1

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”).

Proper noun

Angola f

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

Angola m

1. genitive/accusative singular of Angol

Further reading

• Angola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^pt

Etymology

From Kimbundu ngola (“king”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

Angola f

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Luanda)

Usage notes

Angola is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal. This rule is sometimes broken by Brazilian speakers.

Derived terms

• angolano
• angolense

See also

• (countries of Africa) países da África; África do Sul, Angola, Argélia, Benim, Botsuana, Burquina Faso, Burúndi, Cabo Verde, Camarões, Chade, Comores, Costa do Marfim, Djibuti/Jibuti, Egito, Eritreia, Essuatíni/Suazilândia, Etiópia, Gabão, Gâmbia, Gana, Guiné, Guiné-Bissau, Guiné Equatorial, Quênia/Quénia, Lesoto, Libéria, Líbia, Madagascar/Madagáscar, Maláui, Mali, Marrocos, Maurícia/Maurício, Mauritânia, Moçambique, Namíbia, Níger, Nigéria, República Centro-Africana, República Democrática do Congo, República do Congo, Ruanda, Saara Ocidental, São Tomé e Príncipe, Senegal, Seicheles, Serra Leoa, Somália, Sudão, Sudão do Sul, Tanzânia, Togo, Tunísia, Uganda, Zâmbia, Zimbábue ^{(Category: pt:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anɡôːla/

Proper noun

Angȏla f (Cyrillic spelling Анго̑ла)

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^sk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Proper noun

Angola f (genitive singular Angoly, declension pattern of žena)

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

References

• “Angola”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈɡola/

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: An‧go‧la

Proper noun

Angola f

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• angolano, angolana
• angoleño, angoleña

Swahili

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^sw

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

See also

• (countries of Africa) nchi za Afrika; Algeria or Aljeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Kamerun or Cameroon or Kameruni, Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati, Chad or Chadi, Komori or Visiwa vya Ngazija, Cote d'Ivoire or Kodivaa, Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo or Kongo-Kinshasa, Jibuti or Djibouti, Misri or Umisri, Guinea ya Ikweta or Ginekweta, Eritrea, Ethiopia or Uhabeshi or Habeshi, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea or Gine or Gini, Guinea Bisau or Guinea-Bisau or Ginebisau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagaska or Bukini, Malawi or Unyasa, Mali, Mauritania, Morisi, Mayotte, Moroko or Maroko, Msumbiji or Mozambik, Namibia, Niger or Nijeri, Nigeria or Nijeria or Naijeria, Jamhuri ya Kongo or Kongo-Brazzaville, Réunion, Rwanda or Ruanda, Mtakatifu Helena, Sao Tome na Principe, Senegal or Senegali, Shelisheli, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Afrika Kusini, Sudan Kusini, Sudan, Uswazi or Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Sahara ya Magharibi, Zambia, Zimbabwe ^{(Category: sw:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^sv

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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Angola n (genitive Angolas)

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Related terms

• angolansk (“Angolan”, adjective)
• angolan c (“Angolan male”)
• angolanska c (“Angolan female”)

Anagrams

• analog

Turkish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Angola

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Declension

Derived terms

• Angolalı

See also

• (countries of Africa) Afrika ülkesi; Angola, Batı Sahra, Benin, Botsvana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cezayir, Cibuti, Çad, Ekvator Ginesi, Eritre, Esvatini, Etiyopiya, Fas, Fildişi Sahili, Gabon, Gambiya, Gana, Gine, Gine-Bissau, Güney Afrika, Güney Sudan, Kamerun, Kenya, Komorlar, Kongo Cumhuriyeti, Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti, Lesotho, Liberya, Libya, Madagaskar, Malavi, Mali, Mauritius, Mısır, Moritanya, Mozambik, Namibya, Nijer, Nijeria, Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti, Ruanda, São Tomé ve Príncipe, Senegal, Seyşeller, Sierra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Tanzanya, Togo, Tunus, Uganda, Yeşil Burun, Zambiya, Zimbabve ^{(Category: tr:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Welsh

Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:

Angola

Wikipedia ^cy

Etymology

From English Angola, from Portuguese Angola, from Kimbundu ngola.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡɔla/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /aŋˈɡoːla/, /aŋˈɡɔla/
• Rhymes: -ɔla

Proper noun

Angola f

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

Derived terms

• Angolaidd (“Angolan”, adjective)
• Angoliad (“Angolan (man/woman)”)
• Gweriniaeth Angola (“Republic of Angola”)

Mutation

See also

• (countries of Africa) gwledydd Affrica; yr Aifft, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Bwrcina Ffaso, Bwrwndi, Cabo Verde, Camerŵn, Cenia, Comoros, De Africa, De Swdan, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gini, Gini Bisaw, Gini Gyhydeddol, Gorllewin Sahara, Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica, Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo, Gweriniaeth y Congo, Jibwti, Lesotho, Liberia, Libia, Madagasgar, Malawi, Mali, Mawrisiws, Mawritania, Moroco, Mosambic, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sambia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, Swdan, Tansania, Tiwnisia, Togo, y Traeth Ifori, Tsiad, Wganda ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Africa) [edit]}

Yoruba

 Àǹgólà on Yoruba Wikipedia

Etymology

From English Angola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ŋ̀.ɡó.là/

Proper noun

Àǹgólà

1. Angola (a country in Southern Africa)