zaire

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/zɑːˈɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Zaire', 'zaire': (zä ēr′, zä′ēr)


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za•ire  (zä ēr′, zä′ēr),USA pronunciation n., pl. za•ire. 
  1. Currencya paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.

Za•ire  (zä ēr′, zä′ēr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  2. Place Namesofficial name within the Democratic Republic of the Congo of the Congo River (the term Congo River is more widely used elsewhere). Also, Za•ïre′. 

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Za•ire, +n. 
  1. Place Names Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Con•go +n. 
  1. Place Names Democratic Republic of the. Formerly, Zaire (1971–97), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–71), Belgian Congo (1908–60), Congo Free State (1885–1908). a republic in central Africa: a former Belgian colony;
    gained independence 1960. 47,440,362;
    905,568 sq. mi. (2,345,410 sq. km).Cap.: Kinshasa.

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con•go  (kong′gō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Foodcongou.

Con•go  (kong′gō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place NamesPeople's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa;
    now an independent member of the French Community. 2,583,198;
    132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km).Cap.: Brazzaville. Formerly, French Congo, Middle Congo.
  2. Place Names Democratic Republic of the. Formerly, Zaire (1971–97), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–71), Belgian Congo (1908–60), Congo Free State (1885–1908). a republic in central Africa: a former Belgian colony;
    gained independence 1960. 47,440,362;
    905,568 sq. mi. (2,345,410 sq. km).Cap.: Kinshasa.
  3. Place NamesAlso called Zaire. a river in central Africa, flowing in a great loop from SE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Atlantic. ab. 3000 mi. (4800 km) long.
  4. Language VarietiesKongo.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Zaïre / zɑːˈɪə/
  1. the former name (1971–97) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  2. (formerly) the Zaïrian name (1971–97) for the (River) Congo3
'zaire' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aruwimi - Boma - Brazzaville - Cabinda - Congo - Kabila - Kafue - Kamina - Kananga - Kasai - Kasavubu - Kikwit - Kindu - Kinshasa - Kisangani - Kolwezi - Lualaba - Malebo Pool - Matadi - Mobutu - Stanley Falls - Ubangi - Zairian - Zaïrian - congo - likuta - sengi

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