Zaire River

Zaire River
noun
a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic
Syn: ↑Congo, ↑Congo River
Instance Hypernyms: ↑river
Part Holonyms: ↑Congo, ↑Democratic Republic of the Congo, ↑Zaire, ↑Belgian Congo

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