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| Angola |
a country on the western coast of Africa, bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Namibia. |
| bonobo |
any of a species of highly intelligent African ape related to but smaller than the chimpanzee and exhibiting various human-like behaviors. The bonobo's habitat in the wild is limited to an area within the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Burundi |
a central African country between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
| Central Africa |
a large region of Africa in the central part of the continent usually consisting of Chad, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and often including, in addition, other nearby nations depending on which definition of the region is used. |
| Central African Republic |
an African country bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Chad, and Sudan. |
| cold war |
(cap.) the state of intense political and ideological hostility and competition for power that obtained between the communist Soviet Union and China and their allies, and the United States and its democratic allies, between the end of World War II and about 1990. The Cold War, always stopping short of direct military conflict, manifested in the arms race, the space race, and proxy wars in Vietnam, Korea, and the Middle East. [1/2 definitions] |
| Congo |
Republic of the Congo, a country in Central Africa south of Gabon and north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Republic of the Congo was formerly known as the French Congo. Its capital is Brazzaville. [2/3 definitions] |
| DDR |
abbreviation of "Deutsche Demokratische Republik;" German Democratic Republic; formerly, East Germany. |
| democrat |
an advocate of the principles of democratic government. [2 definitions] |
| democratic |
(cap.) of or pertaining to the Democratic party of the United States. [1/3 definitions] |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
a country in Central Africa, north of Angola and south of the Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly known as Zaire (1971-1997) and as the Belgian Congo (1908-1960). Kinshasa is the capital; Congo. |
| East Germany |
formerly, a European country between West Germany and Poland, in 1990 reunited with West Germany; German Democratic Republic. |
| EU |
abbreviation of "European Union," an economic and political union of twenty-seven democratic countries formed from the European Economic Community in 1993. The union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. |
| European Union |
an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe formed in 1993 from the former European Economic Community. Additional nations have joined since 1993, and one, the United Kingdom, had been a member originally but removed itself in 2020. The European Union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Many of the countries share a common currency, the Euro. |
| free world |
the parts of the world governed by democratic and capitalistic or socialistic systems rather than by communistic or despotic ones. |
| GDR |
abbreviation of "German Democratic Republic," a European country, formerly also known as East Germany, located between West Germany and Poland, and in 1990 reunited with West Germany. |
| Holy Alliance |
the 1815 alliance of Austria, Prussia, and Russia, which was formed to stifle European democratic movements. |
| Kinshasa |
the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; formerly Leopoldville. |
| liberal |
relating to democratic forms of government rather than monarchies or aristocracies. [1/8 definitions] |
| likuta |
the smaller monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Cf. zaire.) |
| Menshevik |
a member of the Russian Social Democratic party that opposed the more radical Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution. [1/2 definitions] |
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