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Brewer's: Au Courant
(French), “acquainted with” (lit. = in the current [[of events]). To keep one au courant of everything that passes, is to keep one familiar with, or informed of, passing events. Source:…Brewer's: Au Fait
(French). Skilful, thorough master of; as, He is quite au fait in those matters, i.e. quite master of them or conversant with them. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Au Revoir
(French). “Good bye for the present.” Literally, till seeing you again. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Aubry's DogAu Pied de la Lettre A B C D E F G…Selected International Organizations
Learn about various international organizations that operate cooperatively throughout the world. Each organization is composed of several or many countries with a joint goal…Bomu
(Encyclopedia) BomuBomubōˈm&oomacr; [key], river, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in NE Congo (Kinshasa) and flowing generally westward. It forms part of the Congo–Central African Republic border…Matadi
(Encyclopedia) MatadiMatadimətäˈdē [key], city (1984 pop. 138,798), Kongo Central prov., W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River. With one of the largest harbors in central Africa, Matadi is the main…Kasai, river, Angola
(Encyclopedia) Kasai or Cassai, river, c.1,100 mi (1,800 km) long, rising in central Angola, S central Africa, flowing E, N, and NW through W Congo (Kinshasa) to the Congo River; it forms part of the…Leopold II, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia) Leopold II, 1835–1909, king of the Belgians (1865–1909), son and successor of Leopold I. His reign saw great industrial and colonial expansion. In 1876 he organized, with the help of H…Bantu languages
(Encyclopedia) Bantu languages, group of African languages forming a subdivision of the Benue-Niger division of the Niger-Congo branch of the Niger-Kordofanian language family (see African languages…Luapula
(Encyclopedia) Luapula: see Congo, river.Trending
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