# Brazzaville

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɑːzəvɪl/ · frequency rank #64,228

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city in the Republic of the Congo.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Brazzaville, from Brazza + ville (“city”). Named after Italian-French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852–1905), who officially founded the settlement in 1880.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brazzaville