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The article for

Angola

(das) Angola

Angola is a proper noun and usually takes no article. When one is needed it is das.

Learn the noun together with its article: See the article rules.

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Meaning

[1] State in the southwest of Africa

[1] Staat im Südwesten von Afrika

Examples

[1] I'm just coming from Angolae

[1] Ich komme gerade aus Angola.

[1] Luanda is the capital of Angolae

[1] Luanda ist die Hauptstadt von Angola.

[1] The Angola of the colonial period was initially strongly characterized by the slave trade

[1] Das Angola der Kolonialzeit war anfangs stark durch den Sklavenhandel geprägt.

[1] "The kings of Ndongo were called Ngola, where the name Angola stirs as a name for the area of ​​land, the term was first documented in 1520."

[1] „Die Könige von Ndongo hießen Ngola, woher der Name Angola rührt. Als Bezeichnung für das Herrschaftsgebiet ist der Begriff erstmals 1520 belegt.“
Grammar note

The article is needed if "Angola" in a certain quality, at a certain time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ (das) Angola
Genitiv (des Angola) (des Angolas) Angolas
Dativ (dem) Angola
Akkusativ (das) Angola

Pronunciation

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