# Angola
## English
### 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”).
The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /æŋˈɡəʊlə/
* (US) IPA: /æŋˈɡoʊlə/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊlə
* Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola
* A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda.
** (historical) 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.
** 1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN:“Who wanna get stuck in Angola with Lana Lee? She was bad enough on the outside. Shit.”
* An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
* A city, the county seat of Steuben County, Indiana, United States.
* An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.
* A village in Erie County, New York, United States.

#### Hypernyms

* (country in south Africa): Subsahara

#### Derived terms

* Angolan

#### Descendants

* → Gujarati: અંગોલા (aṅgolā)
* → Welsh: Angola

### Noun

Angola (plural Angolas)
* Synonym of angora (cat).

#### Translations
### See also

* Countries of the world
* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Angola”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 30 July 2019.

### Further reading

* Angola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Angola (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* analog, Galano, agonal, lagona, Langao, Algona

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa; official name: Republiek van Angola; capital: Luanda)

#### Derived terms

* Angolees

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈɡola/ [aŋˈɡo.la]
* Rhymes: -ola
* Syllabification: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola f
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Angola (“Angola”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anɡola/ [aŋ.ɡo.la]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ola, -a
* Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola inan
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* angolar (“Angolan”)

### Further reading

* “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak [Names of the states of the world, nationalities, official languages and capitals]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əŋˈɡo.lə], [əŋˈɡɔ.lə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aŋˈɡo.la]
* Audio (Valencia):(file)

### Proper noun

Angola f
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* angolès

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

## Crimean Tatar
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

### References

* “Angola”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈaŋɡola]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola f (relational adjective angolský, demonym Angolan)
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Angola”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “Angola”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* angolaner
* angolansk

## Dutch
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɑŋˈɣoː.laː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola n
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola (“king's title”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aŋˈkoːla/

### Proper noun

Angola n
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* angolskur

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Portuguese Angola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑŋːolɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ŋːo̞lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋːolɑ
* Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Angola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Angolani
accusative
nom.
Angolani
gen.
Angolani
genitive
Angolani
partitive
Angolaani
inessive
Angolassani
elative
Angolastani
illative
Angolaani
adessive
Angolallani
ablative
Angolaltani
allative
Angolalleni
essive
Angolanani
translative
Angolakseni
abessive
Angolattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Angolasi
accusative
nom.
Angolasi
gen.
Angolasi
genitive
Angolasi
partitive
Angolaasi
inessive
Angolassasi
elative
Angolastasi
illative
Angolaasi
adessive
Angolallasi
ablative
Angolaltasi
allative
Angolallesi
essive
Angolanasi
translative
Angolaksesi
abessive
Angolattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Angolamme
accusative
nom.
Angolamme
gen.
Angolamme
genitive
Angolamme
partitive
Angolaamme
inessive
Angolassamme
elative
Angolastamme
illative
Angolaamme
adessive
Angolallamme
ablative
Angolaltamme
allative
Angolallemme
essive
Angolanamme
translative
Angolaksemme
abessive
Angolattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Angolanne
accusative
nom.
Angolanne
gen.
Angolanne
genitive
Angolanne
partitive
Angolaanne
inessive
Angolassanne
elative
Angolastanne
illative
Angolaanne
adessive
Angolallanne
ablative
Angolaltanne
allative
Angolallenne
essive
Angolananne
translative
Angolaksenne
abessive
Angolattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Angolansa
accusative
nom.
Angolansa
gen.
Angolansa
genitive
Angolansa
partitive
Angolaansa
inessive
Angolassaan Angolassansa
elative
Angolastaan Angolastansa
illative
Angolaansa
adessive
Angolallaan Angolallansa
ablative
Angolaltaan Angolaltansa
allative
Angolalleen Angolallensa
essive
Angolanaan Angolanansa
translative
Angolakseen Angolaksensa
abessive
Angolattaan Angolattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* angolalainen
* angolangenetti
* angolangueretsa
* angolanmangusti
* angolanolkalepakko
* angolansiippa

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑ̃.ɡɔ.la/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Angola m
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* angolais
* Angolais

## Galician
### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* angolano

## German
### Etymology

From Kimbundu ngola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aŋˈɡoːlaː/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Angola n (proper noun, genitive Angolas or (optionally with an article) Angola)
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Angolaner
* angolanisch

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

### Further reading

* “Angola” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒŋɡolɒ]
* Hyphenation: An‧go‧la
* Rhymes: -lɒ

### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa; official name: Angolai Köztársaság)

#### Derived terms

* angolai

### See also

* Algéria
* Angola
* Benin
* Bissau-Guinea
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Comore-szigetek
* Csád
* Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
* Dél-Szudán
* Dzsibuti
* Egyenlítői-Guinea
* Egyiptom
* Elefántcsontpart
* Eritrea
* Etiópia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghána
* Guinea
* Kamerun
* Kenya
* Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
* Kongói Köztársaság
* Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
* Lesotho
* Libéria
* Líbia
* Madagaszkár
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokkó
* Mauritánia
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namíbia
* Niger
* Nigéria
* Ruanda
* Seychelle-szigetek
* Sierra Leone
* São Tomé és Príncipe
* Szenegál
* Szomália
* Szudán
* Szváziföld
* Tanzánia
* Togo
* Tunézia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
* Zöld-foki Köztársaság

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈɡɔ.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔla
* Hyphenation: An‧gò‧la

### Proper noun

Angola f
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* angolano

### Anagrams

* galano

## Latvian
### Proper noun

Angola f (4 declension)
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* angolietis m, angoliete f

## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Angola f
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* angolietis m, angolietė f

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French Angola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɑ̃ɡola]

### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* Angole

## Norman
### Alternative forms

* Aungôla (continental Normandy)

### Proper noun

Angola
* (Jersey) Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑŋɡulɑ/

### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* angolaner
* angolansk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* angolan, angolanar
* angolansk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aŋˈɡɔ.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔla
* Syllabification: An‧go‧la

### Etymology 1

From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”).

#### Proper noun

Angola f (related adjective angolski)
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

##### Derived terms

* Angolczyk
* Angolijczyk
* Angolijka
* Angolka

#### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

Angola m
* genitive/accusative singular of Angol

### Further reading

* Angola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Kimbundu ngola (“king”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɐ̃ˈɡɔ.lɐ/
* Hyphenation: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola f
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa; capital: Luanda)

#### Usage notes

Angola is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal. This rule is sometimes broken by Brazilian speakers.

#### Derived terms

* angolano
* angolense

#### See also

* África do Sul
* Angola
* Argélia
* Benim
* Botsuana
* Burquina Faso
* Burúndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camarões
* Chade
* Comores
* Costa do Marfim
* Djibuti ~ Jibuti
* Egito
* Eritreia
* Essuatíni, Suazilândia
* Etiópia
* Gabão
* Gâmbia
* Gana
* Guiné
* Guiné Equatorial
* Guiné-Bissau
* Lesoto
* Libéria
* Líbia
* Madagascar (Brazil) ~ Madagáscar (Portugal)
* Maláui
* Mali
* Marrocos
* Maurício (Brazil) ~ Maurícia (Portugal)
* Mauritânia
* Moçambique
* Namíbia
* Níger
* Nigéria
* Quênia (Brazil) ~ Quénia (Portugal)
* República Centro-Africana
* República Democrática do Congo
* República do Congo
* Ruanda
* Saara Ocidental
* São Tomé e Príncipe
* Seicheles
* Senegal
* Serra Leoa
* Somália
* Sudão
* Sudão do Sul
* Tanzânia
* Togo
* Tunísia
* Uganda
* Zâmbia
* Zimbábue

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anɡôːla/

### Proper noun

Angȏla f (Cyrillic spelling Анго̑ла)
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Declension
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈanɡɔla]

### Proper noun

Angola f (genitive singular Angoly, declension pattern of žena)
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

### References

* “Angola”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈɡola/ [ãŋˈɡo.la]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -ola
* Syllabification: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola f
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* angolano, angolana
* angoleño, angoleña

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Angola n (genitive Angolas)
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Related terms

* angolansk (“Angolan”, adjective)
* angolan c (“Angolan male”)
* angolanska c (“Angolan female”)

### References

* Angola in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Svensk MeSH

### Anagrams

* analog

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* Anggola

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Angola.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔaŋˈɡola/ [ʔɐŋˈɡoː.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -ola
* Syllabification: An‧go‧la

### Proper noun

Angola (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ᜄᜓᜎ)
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### See also

* Angolana
* Angolano

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Angola
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Angolalı

### See also

* Angola
* Batı Sahra
* Benin
* Botsvana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cezayir
* Cibuti
* Çad
* Ekvator Ginesi
* Eritre
* Esvatini
* Etiyopiya
* Fas
* Fildişi Sahili
* Gabon
* Gambiya
* Gana
* Gine
* Gine-Bissau
* Güney Afrika
* Güney Sudan
* Kamerun
* Kenya
* Komorlar
* Kongo Cumhuriyeti
* Kongo Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
* Lesotho
* Liberya
* Libya
* Madagaskar
* Malavi
* Mali
* Mauritius
* Mısır
* Moritanya
* Mozambik
* Namibya
* Nijer
* Nijeria
* Orta Afrika Cumhuriyeti
* Ruanda
* Senegal
* Seyşeller
* Sierra Leone
* Somali
* Sudan
* São Tomé ve Príncipe
* Tanzanya
* Togo
* Tunus
* Uganda
* Yeşil Burun
* Zambiya
* Zimbabve

## Welsh
### Etymology

From English Angola, from Portuguese Angola, from Kimbundu ngola.

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /aŋˈɡɔla/
* (South Wales) IPA: /aŋˈɡoːla/, /aŋˈɡɔla/
* Rhymes: -ɔla

### Proper noun

Angola f
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Angolaidd (“Angolan”, adjective)
* Angoliad (“Angolan (man/woman)”)
* Gweriniaeth Angola (“Republic of Angola”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

## Yoruba
### Etymology

From English Angola.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ŋ̀.ɡó.là/

### Proper noun

Àǹgólà
* Angola (a country in Southern Africa)