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Zaire (disambiguation) — Zaire is the former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Zaire may also mean: * Zaire Province, of Angola * Congo River, once the Zaire River * Zairean zaire, former currency * Zaire , an 18th century play by Voltaire * In Zaire , a 1976… … Wikipedia
Zaire — noun a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 • Syn: ↑Congo, ↑Democratic Republic of the Congo, ↑Belgian Congo • Derivationally related forms: ↑Zairean • Instance Hypernyms: ↑African country … Useful english dictionary
river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
Zaire — Zaïre Zaire … Deutsch Wikipedia
Zaire — African nation (1971 1997), from an early alternative name of the Congo River, from Kikongo nzai, dialectal form of nzadi river … Etymology dictionary
Zaire — or Zaïre [zä ir′] 1. CONGO (River) 2. former name for Democratic Republic of the Congo: see CONGO Zairian adj., n. Zaïrian … English World dictionary
zaire — [zä ir′] n. pl. zaire [< Port, prob. < Kongo nzadi, big river] the former basic monetary unit of Democratic Republic of the Congo … English World dictionary
Zaire — /zah ear , zah ear/, n. 1. Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2. official name within the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Congo River (the term Congo River is more widely used elsewhere). Also, Zaïre. * *… … Universalium
Zaire — This article is about the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1965 and 1997. For the modern country, see Democratic Republic of the Congo. For other uses, see Zaire (disambiguation). Republic of Zaire¹ République du Zaïre… … Wikipedia
zaire — /zah ear , zah ear/, n., pl. zaire. a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta. * * * Zaire Zaire:Geography Location: Central Africa, northeast of Angola Map references: Africa Area: total area: 2 … Universalium
