"Brazzaville" meaning in French

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Proper name

IPA: /bʁa.za.vil/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Brazzaville.wav
Rhymes: -il Etymology: From Brazza + ville (“city”). Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), who officially founded the settlement in 1880 [from 1880]. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Brazza|ville|nocat=y|t2=city}} Brazza + ville (“city”), {{named-after/list|explorer||||}} explorer, {{lang|fr|Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza}} Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, {{named-after|fr|Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza|born=1852|died=1905|nat=Italian-French|occ=explorer}} Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), {{defdate|from 1880}} [from 1880] Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} Brazzaville f
  1. Brazzaville (the capital city of the Republic of the Congo) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Cities in the Republic of the Congo, National capitals, Places in the Republic of the Congo Synonyms: Brazza Derived forms: brazzavillois, Brazzavillois
    Sense id: en-Brazzaville-fr-name-rOyrdryO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. (metonymically, politics) The government of the Republic of the Congo. Tags: feminine, metonymically Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Brazzaville-fr-name-KTf2urcE Categories (other): French metonyms Topics: government, politics
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