ZAIRE

Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Belgian Congo

(noun) a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960

zaire

(noun) the basic unit of money in Zaire

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Zaire

(historical) the Democratic Republic of the Congo (former name, used between 1971 and 1997).

Anagrams

• Azeri, arize

Noun

zaire (plural zaires)

(historical) The unit of currency of Zaire.

Anagrams

• Azeri, arize

Source: Wiktionary



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