Angola
Pronunciation: /æŋˈɡoʊlə/
The English word “Angola” has 6 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- A former colony of Portugal, Portuguese Angola, also known as Portuguese West Africa and officially the State of West Africa, from 1575 to 1975.
- The People's Republic of Angola, from 1975 to 1992.
- The Louisiana State Penitentiary.
- An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.
noun
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…
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