Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of central Africa. Part of French Equatorial Africa after 1910, it became independent in 1960. In 1966 Col. Jean-Bédel Bokassa overthrew the government and in 1976 declared himself emperor, renaming the country the Central African Empire. After Bokassa's ouster in 1979, political upheavals alternated with periods of peace and the reestablishment of democratic institutions. Bangui is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun Country in Central Africa. Official name: Central African Republic.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
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Examples
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They were kept as prisoners on the aircraft and were only told a short time before the aircraft landed that the Central African Republic was their country of destination.
Corrente 2010
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They were kept as prisoners on the aircraft and were only told a short time before the aircraft landed that the Central African Republic was their country of destination.
American Chronicle 2010
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They were kept as prisoners on the aircraft and were only told a short time before the aircraft landed that the Central African Republic was their country of destination.
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They were kept as prisoners on the aircraft and were only told a short time before the aircraft landed that the Central African Republic was their country of destination.
ScreenTalk 2010
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They were kept as prisoners on the aircraft and were only told a short time before the aircraft landed that the Central African Republic was their country of destination.
American Chronicle 2010
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They were kept as prisoners on the aircraft and were only told a short time before the aircraft landed that the Central African Republic was their country of destination.
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They were kept as prisoners on the aircraft and were only told a short time before the aircraft landed that the Central African Republic was their country of destination.
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A spokesman says the rebels are heading toward Central African Republic, which is determined to keep them out.
WBAY Action 2 News 2009
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As the BBC's Chris Simpson reports, villagers in southern parts of the Central African Republic are the
WN.com - Articles related to US pledges $246m in aid to Uganda 2009
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As the BBC's Chris Simpson reports, villagers in southern parts of the Central African Republic are the
WN.com - Articles related to US pledges $246m in aid to Uganda 2009
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