Angolan
Luanda's native tongue
Angolan refers to anything from or relating to Angola, a country on the southwestern coast of Africa.
As a noun, an Angolan is a person from Angola: Angolans speak Portuguese as the official language.
As an adjective, it describes things associated with the country: Angolan oil exports, Angolan civil war.
Angolan seat of government
- NamibSouthwestern African coastal desert
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
highlands · baobab · wildlife · elephants · Iona · plateau · coastal · tropical
African language family
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- offshoreAway from land
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- OPECPetroleum exporters' coalition
production · reserves · export · deepwater · Chevron · ExxonMobil · petrodollars · GDP
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
emigrant · naturalization · identity · consulate · embassy · visa · patriotism · allegiance
Domination through foreign settlement
- independenceFreedom from external control
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- landminesConcealed explosive ordnance
Deposited by moving water
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- exportsGoods sold abroad
carats · kimberlite · gemstones · conflict-free · excavation · polished · industrial
Proficiency in two languages
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- dialectRegional language variety
- pidginImprovised contact language
- linguisticConcerning language study
Luanda
Angolan seat of government
- NamibSouthwestern African coastal desert
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
Atlantic · highlands · baobab · wildlife · elephants · Iona · plateau · coastal · tropical · exclave
Bantu
African language family
- KongoBantu language family member
- capoeiraBrazilian martial dance form
- CarnivalPre-fasting festival season
marimba · cassava · storytelling · palaver
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
OPEC · production · reserves · export · deepwater · Chevron · ExxonMobil · petrodollars · GDP · refinery
citizenship
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
immigrant · emigrant · naturalization · identity · consulate · embassy · visa · patriotism · allegiance · compatriot
colonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
- independenceFreedom from external control
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- liberationRelease from constraint
alluvial
Deposited by moving water
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
exports · carats · kimberlite · gemstones · conflict-free · excavation · polished · industrial
bilingualism
Proficiency in two languages
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- dialectRegional language variety
- pidginImprovised contact language
- African NationalitiesEgyptian, South African, Nigerian, Moroccan, Kenyan
AngolanNamibian
From southwest Africa's coast
Zambian · Congolese · South African · Botswanan · Zimbabwean
- Angola prisonLouisiana state penitentiary